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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... breast, prostate, renal ... collection • Kidney ... #Pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic ... Renal Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Carcinoma - Abscess ... #Causes
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
Renal Abscess on ... Differential would ... this patient--diagnosis ... #Abscess #kidney ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... flank or abdominal pain ... for non-calculus causes ... with surgical access ... #Kidney #stones
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • New-onset back ... Hyperuricemia • Acute renal ... #diagnosis #cancer
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... , abscess, pulpitis ... Loss of vision or black ... #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... history, physical and ... , diarrhea • Back ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... #Differential #
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intestine - Other causes ... Intestine • Kidney ... Pregnancy - Renal ... Bone symptoms - Pain
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Differential Diagnosis ... non-obese, non-black ... disturbance, or acute kidney ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #indications
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Summary Causes ... - Abdominal pain ... nephrotoxicity to kidney