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Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework NCPE ... Causes include: ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... injuryPulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
injury, leading ... to increased pulmonary ... overload with heart ... there is no clear cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Diagnosis Framework ... Injury: • Exertional ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... sensations - Headache ... #causes #stroke
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - ... Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... Traumatic brain injury ... #NCPE
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Long symptom-free ... Head trauma - Symptoms ... shortly after head ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... Can worsen with head ... Long symptom-free ... #neurology
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... • Fever • Headache ... dysfunction) • Pulmonary ... hemorrhage • ARDS ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
injury • Indirect ... gradually with symptoms ... Exclude other causes ... like: - Heart ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Constitutional symptoms ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Similar symptoms ... Mild LFT ↑ This ... capitis is assc with head ... myalgias/arthralgias, headache ... Specific organ injury