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Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
     •
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Serum LDH Upper Limit ... Pleural #Effusion #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... • Fever OTHER CAUSES ... NOTE: There is limited ... help hone your differential ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... • PEx limited ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Physiologic Skin Changes in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Face
 • Melasma
Abdomen
 • Linea Nigra 
Hormone induced
in Pregnancy - Differential ... Hirsutism (face, limbs ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
pathophysiologic causes ... staining): • Limited ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis #differential
Causes of Hypocalcemia by Clinical Cause

Acute illness: pancreatitis, tumor lysis, severe illness - Secondary hyperparathyroidism from
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... by Clinical Cause ... hormone secretion Limited ... #Hypocalcemia #Causes ... #Differential #
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... 12-lead ECG • Limited ... variable block Mimics ... • Bradycardia caused ... Palpitations #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... without an obvious cause ... Self-limited symptoms ... Central #Vertigo #Causes ... #differential #
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
x-ray and has a limited ... differential diagnosis ... The most common causes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Presentation: • Mimics ... , selenium) Differential ... other high-output causes ... Rule out other causes ... and in resource-limited