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Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute ... heart failure - Acute ... impairment - Acute ... Heart #Failure #Differential ... Causes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Hyperglycemia - Differential ... • Type 2 Diabetes ... • Gestational Diabetes ... • Shock • Acute ... #HighGlucose #Differential
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased intake/absorption: Starvation, Alcoholism, Malabsorption, Phosphate binder use
 • Redistribution/
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... into cells - Acute ... Catecholamines - Acute ... Post transplant, Diabetes ... Hypophosphatemia #Differential
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Differential diagnosis ... Hypertension Diabetes ... mellitus Acute ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology
Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
of the cause of acute ... Diagnosis #Causes #Acute ... #Differential # ... Cardiology
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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- Nodular - Acute ... Pulmonary Embolism - Acute ... Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Hepatobiliary: • Acute ... Hepatitis • Acute ... Gastrointestinal - Acute ... Gastrointestinal - Acute ... Intussusception • Acute
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Location Based Differential ... be atypical in diabetics ... #Acute #Abdominal ... Pain #Location #Differential
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
of Polyuria - Differential ... (Uncontrolled Diabetes ... Recovery from Acute ... • Central Diabetes ... Polyuria #Nephrology #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... Elevations - ACUTE ... STElevation #STEMI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology