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Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cross-arm shoulder ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #MSK
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Painful - Cornea ... Demyelination • MS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Categorized by causes ... Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK ... Pleuritic #ChestPain #Causes ... #Differential #Algorithm
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
- Differential Algorithm ... - Non-MSK - Axial ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Causes
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Conjunctivitis • Corneal ... • Keratitis/Corneal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... Erb's Palsy is caused ... "claw hand" ± Horner ... Anterior Shoulder ... Dislocation - May cause
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syphilis (Red/Copper ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... plaques with scaling border ... - Red brown or copper ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormal CXR: refer + order ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... Physicians should ... to specifically order ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes