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Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
• Giant cell tumor ... #Tumors #Diagnosis ... #Bony #Differential ... #Radiology #XRay ... #msk #lesions #adult
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
by either one papillary ... chordae attached to one ... (vegetations)/tumor ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... Most cases diagnosed ... Adult form: Less ... Low ALP in adult ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Epidemiology: young adults ... • Clinical features ... extranodal) - Tumor ... #differential # ... hematology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... - Aneurysmal bone ... #differential #
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
- MSK Radiology ... fragmentation and mild bone ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... marrow edema and bony ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
, Biological + Bone ... /ml, ↑ LDH • Bone ... : SLE+++, Adult-onset ... Still disease, ... Drugs, Unknown cause
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... mutations - BMPR2 (bone ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Causes
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Cells - tumor ... have more than one ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... common type in adults ... Normal: Air > bone ... cause unknown)