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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... #SOB #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Diagnosis Framework ... Chest Wall: - ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #dyspnea #sob ... #differential #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Long-standing vs ... intolerance • SIBO ... • Abdominal wall
Great Mimickers - SHALLOTS Mnemonic

S- Syphilis - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gummas... Granulomas can form anywhere! Skin, mucosa,
joints, bones, lungs ... What doesn't HIV cause ... deposits everywhere so ... rashes, edema, dyspnea ... SHALLOTS #Mnemonic #Diagnosis
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... pain, and palpable ... abdominal mass ... Not reliable, so ... no matter how long
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... why are there so ... , this list is long ... about secondary causes ... #Algorithm #workup
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
CT abdomen if abdominal ... Treat underlying cause ... Facial swelling, dyspnea ... pulmonary opacities, SOB ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Remember: Systemic sx will ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... initiating steroids, so ... day, followed by long
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
breath and chest pain ... located chest pain ... His dyspnea continued ... consider intra-abdominal ... Most commonly caused