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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
failure - CAD/ACS ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Guillain Barre - ALS ... Additional: - Acidosis
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Liver Failure (ACLF ... ) Clinical Guidelines ... ACLF = possibly ... months without treatment ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Adult ACLS - Cardiac ... Hydrogen ion (acidosis ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary ... (coronary) #ACLS ... AHA2020 #management #adult
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... Anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL ... at least: • 1 clinical ... presence of 1 clinical ... to be present Treatment
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
Adult Cardiac Arrest ... - ACLS Circular ... Hydrogen ion (acidosis ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary ... #circular #ACLS
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
, dyspnea, +/- CXR ... have fever - ACS ... organ damage • Treatment ... acid, Elevated Cr ... Low calcium • Treatment
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Incidence: common in APL ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... - pulmonary opacities ... unless severe APLS
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome ... lactate and can act
5-Oxoprolinuria
What is it:
 • Aka pyroglutamic acidosis, Intermediate in γ-glutamyl cycle
 • Amino acid transport and
Aka pyroglutamic acidosis ... Acquired disease in adults ... paracetamol ingestion Clinical ... high index of clinical ... (all empirical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... erythematosus (ACLE ... rheumatoid arthritis, adult-onset ... Clinical Features ... La, anti-Jo-1, SCL