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Bone Tumor Location within the Skeleton

Epiphysis: 
Only a few lesions are located in the epiphysis, so
Bone Tumor Location ... degenerative subchondral bone ... #Bone #Tumor #Location ... Diaphysis #Epiphysis #Radiology ... #Bony
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy - Pathophysiology
PTH-mediated
 • Parathyroid cancer
 • Ectopic production: Small cell lung cancer, ovarian
resorption in the bone ... reabsorption in kidney ... resorption in the bone ... Pathophysiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
stimulation (placenta/Bone ... - Highest • Bone ... Intestine • Kidney ... Pregnancy - Renal ... disease - Bone
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Adenoma
 • Hyperplasia
 • MEN 1 and 2A
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renal Failure, Post-Renal ... Breast, Kidney, ... Cytokine-Mediated Bone ... Lymphomas) Metastatic Bone
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
cause excessive bone ... turnover -> Incr bone ... Incr (abnormal) bone ... Nephrolithiasis (Kidney ... Heart Failure (CHF
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome, Congestion/CHF ... hemolysis) • ALP: Bone ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... Transplantation including bone ... Reversible course Differential ... the brain • CSF ... mean 58 mg/dL in one
ProBNP (pro B-type natriuretic peptide) is secreted by cardiomyocytes in response to stretch and is quickly
diagnosis of heart ... the fact that one ... passively from the body ... are cleared differentially ... mechanisms, including renal
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... forward flow to the kidneys ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
great catch by one ... our ED residents and ... benefits of POCUS in diagnosing ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #s4c