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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Diagnosis Framework ... Chest Wall: - ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #dyspnea #sob
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... why are there so ... Better call hematology ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
antigens (often ABO ... : Fever, flank pain ... Presents as dyspnea ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... , weight loss, abdominal ... , dyspnea, gingival ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
antigens (often ABO ... : Fever, flank pain ... Presents as dyspnea ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Cough • Dyspnea ... hemolytic anemia • Pain ... genes and gene products ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... classification #hematology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Hematologic malignancy ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... pain, hepatomegaly ... Weakness, • Dyspnea
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
CT abdomen if abdominal ... pain; full infectious ... syndrome): - Hematologic ... Treat underlying cause ... Facial swelling, dyspnea