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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... • Diastolic Dysfunction ... Regurgitation • Sub-Valvular ... Deconditioning • Hyperthyroidism
Causes of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Non-pregnant bleeding that is inegular in timing, frequency, or flow 

Mnemonic: PALM-COEIN
Mnemonic: PALM-COEIN ... cirrhosis) Ovulatory dysfunction ... Perimenopause - PCOS - Hypothyroidism ... Foreign bodies #AUB ... Mnemonic #PALMCOEIN #Diagnosis
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
Hyperthyroidism ... iodine scan – get ... pregnant or breast feeding ... and specific, so ... #Hyperthyroidism
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... Differential Diagnosis ... age > 30 years, cocaine ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... Period • Breast-feeding