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Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... nucleus pulposus, Compression ... • Vascular - abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Causes of Arterial ... artery aneurysm: Causes ... arterial clot, venous compression ... Diagnosis #clots #hematology
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
 •
Causes of Biliary ... tumour, Extrinsic compression ... Biliary #Dilatation #causes ... differential #diagnosis #hepatology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... Celiac artery compression ... Pain #Chronic #Causes
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Biliary Duct Compression ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hepatology #bilirubinemia
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... • Extrinsic compression ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #causes
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
dilatation of the abdominal ... have claimed that POCUS ... Slow, graded compression ... Clinical #Radiology #POCUS ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS

A linear transducer is over anterior RLQ.  Noncompressible fluid-filled structure >6mm +
Appendicitis on POCUS ... trying to apply compression ... #Appendicitis #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized ... Esophagus) • Abdominal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology