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Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Chagas disease • Acute ... Babesiosis • Leptospirosis ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Chronic ... • Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... Lung Infection ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... ) - Returning travelers ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute ... or chronic)
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Non-Infectious Causes ... • Leptospirosis ... with Relative Bradycardia ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Diseases • Acute ... cough, SOB • Chronic ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... #Diseases #pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... considered, like acute ... or chronic illness ... with cough and fever ... nodular interstitial lung
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , Beomycin • Acute ... or Chronic Radiation ... Diseases #ILD #Causes
Acute and long-term complications of acute STEMI
Acute and long-term complications of acute myocardial infarction are summarized
Acute and long-term ... They cause the vast ... may result in chronic ... bradyarrhythmia (bradycardia ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... General: fever, ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... , fever, migratory
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... edema in acute ... #STARCHASERS #radiology