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Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... pneumonia #Acute ... #Causes #Peds #
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
detected on CT or CXR ... an “objective assessment ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... contractility) - Acute ... exacerbation (any cause ... #Table #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... heart failure, acute ... findings based on cause ... #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
and Management ... normal in mild cases ... severity Treatment - Acute ... Avoid meds that ... though safety assessment
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... #Management #Signs
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... own objective assessment ... get an EKG and CXR ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare