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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease Neurologic
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Superior vena cava ... Bronchitis • Chronic
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Causes of Sudden ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Anomaly • Pulmonary ... #Causes #Peds #
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #List ... #Differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Weakness • Cardio-pulmonary ... • Anemia • Chronic ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology ... #Causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Differentials? ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... sedation, narcotics, CVA ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases