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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... vs. chronic) 2) ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... potentially be an acute ... aneurysms • Acute ... #Chronic #Causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Classically” noted with pulmonary
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Differentiate Acute ... Infarction and Pulmonary ... from acute pericarditis ... with nitrates.2 Acute ... may occur with acute
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
evolved from acute ... and recurrent acute ... whereas about 10% of acute ... • R (Recurrent acute ... • Abdominal pain
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
mediators such as ... and progressive Acute ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... rarely preceded by acute ... Löfgren syndrome: ACUTE
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... Mechanical/degenerative disorders ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... asymmetric pattern Acute
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
: • Valvular disorders ... Myeloproliferative disorders ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... granulomatous disorders ... apices caused by ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... edema in acute
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... (e.g., chronic ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Exclude other causes