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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Pulmonary/Chest Wall ... #Chronic #Causes ... #Differential #
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... • Abdominal wall ... aneurysms • Acute ... #Causes #Differential
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Dyspnea: • Chest Wall ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #dyspnea #sob ... #differential #
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Intra-Renal: • Vascular ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... by serositis • Acute ... painAbdominal ... #Abdominal #Pain ... #differential #
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... chest/abd/back pain ... Pulse deficit/differential ... NTG (Target SBP ... diagnosis #management #vascular
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Eye/Temple • Pain ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy ... - Acute Glaucoma ... #causes #primary
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
patient’s absolute SBP ... Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... : • Valvular disorders ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal