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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... renal, thyroid, and ... spondyloarthritis (e.g ... spondyloarthritis (e.g ... #primarycare #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #pulmonary #differential
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
with chest/abd/back ... Assess for high ... tissue disorder e.g ... Pulse deficit/differential ... blood pressure: e.g
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... trauma to breast e.g ... trauma Breast abscess ... diseases #benign #differential ... surgery #causes #table
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Infectious: Brain abscess ... /LMN signs - Lack ... electromyographic (EMG ... #Weakness #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Differential Diagnosis ... non-obese, non-black ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
carbon monoxide (eg ... encephalitis, abscess ... living conditions (eg ... vascular diseases (eg ... signs #symptoms #differential
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... hyperactivity and ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... fever, malaise, lack
Emergency Evacuation  - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Anaesthetised or sedated patient requires unplanned transfer because
environmental hazard (e.g ... Pack and cover wounds ... Transfer on operating table ... security of i.v access ... remember mains cable