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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Signs and symptoms of left-sided and right-sided heart failure - Comparison Table

#Left #Right #HeartFailure #CHF #Signs
Signs and symptoms ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #Signs #Symptoms ... Comparison #Table #Diagnosis ... Examination and History Taking
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
4 weeks after starting ... previous neurologic symptoms ... • Caused by immune ... due to increased CSF ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #differential #diagnosis
Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever 

Requirements for Diagnosis: Two major, or one major and
Jones criteria for ... diagnosis of rheumatic ... culture) #Jones ... #Major #Minor #Symptoms ... Examination and History Taking
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Media • Temporal Bone ... #Algorithm #Causes
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
four-component staging ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
supplemental O2 - Key diagnostic ... pulse oximeter causes ... FiO2 Severity of symptoms ... CHF, pneumonia, ... COPD, anemia) #Diagnosis
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chemotherapy • Bone ... Cystic Fibrosis, CHF ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... endocrinology #causes