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Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... idiopathic* Acute ... infarction (Dressler syndrome ... Scleroderma Sjögren syndrome ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Kidney Injury (AKI ... ) - Differential ... Kidney Injury ( ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... polyangiitis /microscopic
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... • Cardio-renal syndrome ... cardiac imaging #Acute ... #Kidney #Injury
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma ... NT) - If both are
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... Immune mediated injury ... pain hematuria syndrome ... Malignancy • Trauma ... #Hematuria #Differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Repetitive strain injury ... • Crush injury ... Immobilization) • Acute ... #Leg #pain #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
treat spinal cord injury ... other forms of trauma ... Knife or bullet injury ... herniation - Trauma ... #lesions #differential
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... inflammatory lung injury ... cause such as trauma ... pneumonia and are ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
heme-granular casts are ... seen in acute tubular ... Fatty - Nephrotic syndrome ... Urinary #Casts #Differential ... #Microscopy #Diagnosis
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... : • Early acute ... hepatitis • Acute ... Demand ischemia • Trauma ... • Tumor lysis syndrome