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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Pulmonary HTN - Vasculitis ... Dyspnea: • Chest Wall ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #dyspnea #sob
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 #
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 - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pain • HTN • ... tract, and often causes ... gut involvement, abdominal ... pain and GN Anti-GBM ... #Rheumatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
infections, bone pain ... -> AML: Blast crises ... , weight loss, abdominal ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic inflammatory vasculitis ... Remember: Systemic sx will ... = vasculitis vs ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... hemolytic anemia • Pain ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management