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Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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sensory • Before diagnosis ... Following must be absent ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
Triggers: Present or absent ... yet imprecise symptom ... dizzy #algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Time course and symptoms ... initially may be absent ... Peripheral #Vertigo #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... constipation Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... #diagnosis #causes
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - 5% RS cells absent ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... #NonHodgkin #differential
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
tibial tuberosity Differential ... diagnosis: • Sinding-Larsen-Johansson ... tear (similar symptoms ... , absence of marrow ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
embolize • Cannot differentiate ... microorganisms absent ... How can we differentiate ... pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... is required for diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... pressure), - Absence ... edema #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #NCPE
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... depending on presence/absence ... of visual symptoms ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms
Chest Pain Differential By Symptom Characteristics
- Dr. Andrew Perry https://twitter.com/Perrycardium

#ChestPain #Differential #Symptoms #Characteristics #Diagnosis
Chest Pain Differential ... By Symptom Characteristics ... #ChestPain #Differential ... #Symptoms #Characteristics ... #Diagnosis