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Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Pneumothorax (Tension ... #Dyspnea #SOB # ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... , Intra-abdominal ... BostonChiefs #Dyspnea ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... • PCH • PNH ... anemia • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... deficiencies - PNH ... - APLS • Acute ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential ... #rheumatology #
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
Arterial pH <7.3 ... to 30% of DKA cases ... physiologic stress or acute ... anorexia, vomiting, dyspnea ... , vomiting, abdominal
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS

The @RutgersEM residents don't always visualize the appendix. But when they do, the
on POCUS The ... Great videos showing ... a case of acute ... Don't you wish all cases ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... sardonic" smile, abdominal ... and paralysis, acute ... endemic fungi cause ... aspergillosis (cough, dyspnea
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Chronicity: • Acute ... warm, swollen, tender ... Like in this case ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... -> AML: Blast crises ... , weight loss, abdominal ... • Bone pain, dyspnea ... #Leukemia #Hematology