work ups with SAM Flashcards

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4 categories of an upper airway cough

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Inflammatory, Neoplastic, Allergic, Other

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Inflammatory ddx of upper airway cough

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Pharyngitis, Tonsilitis, Tracheobronchitis, Chronic bronchitis, allergic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, Collapsed trachea, Oslerus osleri infection.

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Neoplastic ddx of upper airway cough

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Mediastinal, Laryngeal, tracheal.

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Allergic ddx of upper airway cough

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Bronchial asthma

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Other ddx of upper airway cough (besides inflamm, neoplastic, or allergic)

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Bronchial compression: left atrial enlargement, hilar lymphadenopathy; Foreign body; Inhalation, Tracheal stenosis.

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Categories of lower respiratory cough

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Inflammatory, Parasitic, neoplasia, cardiovascular, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, Allergic, and other.

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Inflammatory categories of lower resp cough

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Pneumonia, Granuloma, abscess, chronic pulmonary fibrosis

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Pneumonia ddx for a lower resp cough

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Bacterial, viral (canine distemper virus), Fungal (blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis), Protozoal (toxoplasmosis, pneumocystis)

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Parasitic ddx for lower resp cough

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Heartworm, Lungworm (aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Paragonimus kellicotti, Crenosoma vulpis, Angiostrongylus vasorum)

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Neoplastic ddx for lower resp cough

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Primary or metastatic, lymphoma

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Cardiovascular ddx for lower resp cough

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Left sided heart failure: pulmonary edema, Pulmonary thromboembolism

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Allergic ddx for lower resp cough

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Eosinophilic pneumonitis, Eosinophilic pulmonary granulomatosis, Pulmonary infiltrate with eosinophils (PIE)

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Broad categories for Dyspnea

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Inspiratory dyspnea vs expiratory/mixed dyspnea

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Categories for inspiratory dyspnea

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Nasal obstruction, Pharyngeal or Laryngeal disease, Extrathoracic trachea.

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Nasal obstruction ddx for inspiratory dyspnea

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Rhinitis, neoplasia, stenotic nares, Nasal foreign body, Thick nasal discharge of any etiology.

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Rhinitis ddx for inspiratory dyspnea

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Viral (feline herpesvirus, feline calicivirus, canine distemper virus), bacterial, fungal (aspergillosis, cryptococcosis, penicillosis, rhinosporidiosis).

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Neoplastic ddx for nasal obstruction causing inspiratory dyspnea

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adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, fibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, lymphoma, transmissible venereal tumor.

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Pharyngeal or laryngeal ddx for causing inspiratory dyspnea

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Elongated soft palate, everted laryngeal saccules, neoplasia/mass, abscess, granuloma, extramural mass, nasopharyngeal polyp, FB, laryngeal paralysis, acute/obstructive laryngitis, laryngeal collapse, laryngeal trauma.

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Extrathoracic trachea ddx for inspiratory dyspnea

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Collapsing trachea, tracheal hypoplasia, tracheal trauma/stricture, fb, neoplasia

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Categories for expiratory/mixed dyspnea

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Intrathoracic Trachea and bronchi, small airway disease, pulmonary parenchymal disease, parasites/severe infestations/heartworm, lungworms, Pleural space disease, noncardiopulmonary disease.

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Intrathoracic trachea/bronchi causes of exp/mixed dyspnea

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Collapsing trachea or main-stem bronchus, Trauma, stricture, fb, neoplasia

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Small airway disease causes of exp/mixed dyspnea

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Feline asthma, bronchitis, smoke inhalation, bronchopneumonia

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Pulmonary parenchymal causes of exp/mixed dyspnea

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Pneumonia (viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoal, aspiration), pulmonary edema, pulmonary thromboembolism, bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease.

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Parasitic (secondary effect) causes of exp/mixed dyspnea

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Pulmonary fibrosis, neoplasia

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Pleural space ddx of exp/mixed dyspnea

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pleural effusion, pneumothorax, pleural space masses, diaphragmatic hernia

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Noncardiogenic ddx of exp/mixed dyspnea

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severe anemia, hypovolemia, acidosis, hyperthermia, neurologic disease

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Categories of vomiting (acute+chronic)

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Gastric disease, small intestinal disease, large intestinal disease, dietary, drugs, extraalimentary tract (secondary GI), Intoxicants, neurologic disease

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Gastric ddx for vomiting

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Gastritis, parasites, fb, obstruction , ulceration, neoplasia, dilatation/volvulus, Helicobacter infection, Hiatal hernia, motility disorders, pyloric stenosis, Gastric antral mucosal hypertrophy.

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Small intestinal ddx for vomiting

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Parasites, inflammatory bowel disease, fb, bacterial overgrowth/enteritis, hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, neoplasia, viral enteritis (parvo, distemper), intussusception, nonneoplastic infiltrative disease (e.g. pythiosis)

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large intestinal ddx for vomiting

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Colitis, Obstipation, parasites

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Dietary ddx for vomiting

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indiscretion, intolerance, allergy

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Drugs ddx for vomiting

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Cancer chemotherapeutic agents, antibiotics (esp. erythromycin, tetracycline), NSAIDS, Cardiac glycosides, Apomorphine, Xylazine, Penicillamine

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Extraalimentary ddx for vomiting

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Peritonitis, pancreatitis, hepatobiliary disease, neoplasia, uremia, DM/Ketoacidosis, Hyperthyroidism, hypoadrenocorticism, hepatic disease, hepatic encephalopathy, septicemia/endotoxemia, pyometra, acid-base disorder, electrolyte disorders, hypertriglyceridemia, Gastrinoma (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome), Mastocytosis.

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Intoxicant ddx for vomiting

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Numerous…

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Neuro ddx for vomiting

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Epilepsy, tumor, meningitis, increased intracranial pressure, dysautonomia