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Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
hepatitis, Liver abscess ... hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications ... "biliary colic") ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #abdominalpain
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Extracranial: Medications ... arteritis Vascular: Hypertension ... Encephalitis, Abscess
When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
for Secondary Causes ... of Hypertension ... or electrolyte abnormalities ... #causes #differential ... #indications #diagnosis
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Vascular: Stroke, Hypertension ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
- Differential Diagnosis ... , lntracranial hypertension ... no neurological cause ... : • Trauma • Medication ... • Congenital abnormalities
Causes of Growth Restriction - Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal
 • Chronic Maternal
Causes of Growth ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Placental/Cord Abnormalities ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Obstetrics #Pediatrics
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Balance • Gait Abnormalities ... Polypharmacy - esp. > 4 medications ... Falls #Elderly #Geriatrics
Drug-Induced Hypertension - Common Medications 

Corticosteroids (prednisone) 
Sympathomimetics (amphetamine, pseudoephedrine)
SNRl's (duloxetine, venlafaxine) 
Calcineurin Inhibitors (tacrolimus, cyclosporine)
- Common Medications ... , with medications ... most common drug classes ... so that you can assess ... #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... shows a small, stable ... Coli - P. ... #differential #causes