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Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Upper Quadrant Pain ... hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications ... "biliary colic") ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... the Elderly - Differential ... Balance • Gait Abnormalities ... Polypharmacy - esp. > 4 medications ... Falls #Elderly #Geriatrics
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Incontinence - Differential ... anticholinergic medications ... #Incontinence #Differential ... #DIAPPERS #Mnemonic ... #Geriatrics
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Acute Abdominal Pain ... - Differential ... • Infantile Colic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... herniation • Anatomic abnormalities ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... draw • Severe pain ... depletion - Medication ... Classification #Table ... #Causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... - Electrolyte abnormalities ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
PINCH ME Mnemonic for Causes of Delirium

Delirium is characterized by acute onset, transient confusion or change
for Causes of Delirium ... P - Pain I - Infection ... Hydration M - Medications ... Encephalopathy #Delirium #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... Etiology: • Abnormalities ... lesions • Severe pain ... Immunosuppressed • New medication
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Coli - P. ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential