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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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• Parenchyma: ILD ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Myasthenia - Guillain Barre ... Hematology: - Anemia ... #causes #pulmonary
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré ... Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia ... : Acute kidney injury ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... Phrenic nerve injury ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Marrow (Toxic injury ... and petechiae Causes ... CMV) • Epstein-Barr ... • Improve the symptoms ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... can vary from mild ... than one after symptom ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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enzymes ↑ • Mild ... anemia • Thrombocytopenia ... DDX: • Epstein-Barr ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... #HIV #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
the critically ill ... liver or renal injury ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
cytotoxic lung injury ... respiratory distress syndrome ... gradually with symptoms ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... status NTM Cause ... Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... Bone Marrow - Anemia
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... - Pleocytosis: Mild ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology