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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia - ECG ... aberrancy in the His-Purkinje ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #definition #differential
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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Lymphoid variant (e.g ... Viral infections (HIV ... , HTLVI) - Chronic ... 3, DOCK8) - Chronic ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Marrow Transplant Chronic ... Chronic UTI) • ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... - Differential ... Hepatitis • HIV ... • Drug Abuse (e.g ... #Fatigue #Differential
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Hyperamylasemia)- Differential ... Algorithm Pancreatic causes ... pancreatitis: eg ... Non-pancreatic causes ... Renal failure / Chronic
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Causes of Fat Malabsorption ... - Differential ... Cholestatic drugs- e.g ... - Acquired • Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Infection: • HIV ... • Protozoa (eg ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... dyskinesia • Young ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... mycobacteria Treatment ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess Differential ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Bowel Disease (e.g ... Protein-losing Enteropathy (e.g ... Requirements (e.g ... Respiratory distress (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes