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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea: • Chest Wall ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #dyspnea #sob ... #causes #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Chronic #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 ... • Could potentially ... intolerance • SIBO ... • Abdominal wall
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... , abdominal pain ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... doi: 10.1111/all ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
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 ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... initiating steroids, so
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... - Differential Diagnosis ... lesions • Severe pain ... deficiency Work ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... - GI tract: abdominal ... episcleritis as well ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... tract, and often causes ... gut involvement, abdominal ... #Rheumatology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
CT abdomen if abdominal ... syndrome): - Hematologic ... Treat underlying cause ... renal failure, pulmonary ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Compressed Airway in Tracheomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Compressed airway - asphyxiation. One of the cause is from external
One of the cause ... the posterior wall ... the child was diagnosed ... investigations and work ... otolaryngology #pediatrics #pulmonary