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Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Cocaine Cardiac/Vascular ... • Left Heart Failure ... #Differential # ... #causes
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... and Hemoptysis Acute ... Left Ventricular Failure ... #Differential # ... Causes #Table
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... endocarditis), Heart failure ... Vascular: • ... Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #causes
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome in APML ... Cathepsin G release → vascular ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... Renal Failure
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... (eg, DM, renal failure ... #Differential #
Selected causes of acute respiratory failure in adults. 
 - Airway disorders 
 - Pulmonary edema
Selected causes ... failure in adults ... vascular disorders ... #Differential # ... Causes #Pulmonary
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
: • Valvular disorders ... High output heart failure ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... Trauma • Heart Failure ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... New-onset Heart Failure ... • Dyspnea Vascular ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Manifestations Causes ... HF • Moderate pulmonary ... AV shunt, renal vascular ... Manifestations #Differential
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Disorders of Hemostasis ... - Differential ... suggests liver failure ... discern these causes ... #Differential #