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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... ) - Differential ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... #Abdominal #Pain
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... evaluations that ... potentially be an acute ... aneurysms • Acute ... #Causes #Differential
Selected causes of acute respiratory failure in adults. 
 - Airway disorders 
 - Pulmonary edema
Selected causes ... of acute respiratory ... - Airway disorders ... Respiratory #Failure #Differential ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... Infarction and Pulmonary ... rheumatologic disorders ... it difficult to differentiate ... life-threatening causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... hypoventilation) - Airway
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
: • Valvular disorders ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... of acute respiratory ... crackles, chest pain ... Embolism: • Acute ... pressure due to airway
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... sardonic" smile, abdominal ... and paralysis, acute ... endemic fungi cause ... possible fever, chest pain
Rome IV Criteria for diagnosing Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders (FAPD)
Irritable bowel syndrome
The criteria must be fulfilled
Pain Disorders ... After appropriate evaluation ... episodes of intense, acute ... following: anorexia, nausea ... AbdominalPain #Disorders