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Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Meningitis, Cerebellar abscess ... • Trauma: cerebellar ... canal dehiscence syndrome ... • Cogan's syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Always assess ... pain, high energy trauma ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disruption • Trauma ... (Hemophilia or Trauma ... Marfan's Syndrome ... blood vessels • Abscess
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
pseudogout • Trauma ... Infection: Cellulitis, Abscess ... : - Epidural abscess ... Red Flags: • Trauma ... History of blunt trauma
Isolated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Direct Hyperbilirubinemia: Dubin-Johnson Syndrome, Rotor Syndrome
Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia: 
 - Trauma, Hematoma,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dubin-Johnson Syndrome ... , Rotor Syndrome ... Hyperbilirubinemia: - Trauma ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Foreign Bodies • Trauma ... westermani, PNA, Lung abscess ... Pneumonitis, GPA, Behcet syndrome ... Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
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Infectious: • Dental abscess ... Peritonsillar abscess ... channel blockers Trauma ... : • Ocular trauma ... with multi-organ trauma
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... Allergies • Burns/Trauma ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... • Subphrenic abscess ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
(MS), Epidural abscess ... Transverse Myelitis, Trauma ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome