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Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious ... Malignancy • Pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Infectious ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... #Differential #
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness • Cardio-pulmonary ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... #Differential #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Diagnosis Algorithm ... cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... to the differential ... extremities (ischemia, infarction ... #Algorithm #differential ... #nephrology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Epidural abscess, Infarction ... heavy metals), Critical ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Cardiogenic: Myocardial Infarction ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... : pleural effusion