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Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
- Differential Diagnosis ... Complex regional pain ... insufficiency • Medications ... #differential #diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #Pathophysiology
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Common Differential Diagnosis ... may radiate into lower ... #Lower #BackPain ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Patterns #Features #Comparison
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... painful swelling -> Pain ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Causes of Abdominal Pain ... precipitated by medications ... changes, worsen during ... purpura of the lower ... #differential #diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... capillaries • Criteria ... shortly after or during ... crackles, chest pain ... #differential #diagnosis
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... onset of swelling, pain ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... swelling, significant pain ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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dyspnea, chest pain ... control/dying ... carrying anti-anxiety medication ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Acute limb ischemia (ALI)

Rapid decrease in lower limb blood flow due to acute occlusion of peripheral
Rapid decrease in lower ... are abrupt with pain ... and coldness of lower ... and paresthesia, contracture ... pathophysiology:
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... pontine lesion • Roving ... Possible responses to pain ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... (hypertension, lower ... activation and/or medications ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis