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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... /Masses Chest Wall ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
- Differential ... Diagnosis Lesions ... Hernia: External abdominal ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #SBO #
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... Peritonitic • Bowel Obstruction ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Arrhythmia • Obstructive ... : Pulmonary Embolism ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... #algorithm #treatment
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Causes: - Outflow Obstruction ... Hypertension - Chest Wall ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Intestinal obstruction ... intolerance • SIBO ... wall pain • Abdominal ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Loss of Chest Wall ... Left Shunt - Anatomic ... Embolism, Obstructive ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential ... #diagnosis
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
consolidation, because it will ... diagnosis. ... segmental post-obstructive ... granulomatous noduli are so ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
patient’s absolute SBP ... Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Diagnosis Framework ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis, obstructive ... - GI tract: abdominal ... episcleritis as well ... Supply gut -> abdominal