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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Disease Coronary ... Artery Disease ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... intolerance • SIBO ... • Abdominal wall ... painAbdominal ... #Causes #Differential
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... • Aortic valve disease ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Dissection #diagnosis #management ... #vascular
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
patient’s absolute SBP ... : • Valvular disorders ... Chronic pulmonary diseases ... coronary heart disease ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... pain, and palpable ... Not reliable, so ... • Should be on differential ... #Summary #vascular
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
tract, and often causes ... and bullous or vesicular ... - GI tract: abdominal ... episcleritis as well ... Supply gut -> abdominal
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
and diplopia) • Vascular ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... pain: Glucocorticoids ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... pulse deficits vascular ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... tract, and often causes ... gut involvement, abdominal
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... of underlying disease
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... or dilated) • Valvular ... heart disease ... Many patients will