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Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... summarizes the causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Enlargement #Differential ... #Unilateral #Bilateral
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
Causes of Erythema ... mycobacteria - Sarcoidosis ... percent) with bilateral ... simplex virus, Epstein-Barr ... #Differential #
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... or tumor cells (Table ... long standing sarcoidosis ... the alveoli and cause ... Consolidation #Differential
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... surface of legs), bilateral
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... ILD • CHF • Sarcoidosis ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr ... granulomatosis), Sarcoidosis ... #Myocarditis #differential ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Cardiovascular Causes ... Infarction • Stable ... Neoplasm • Sarcoidosis ... Noncardiac #Cardiology #Differential
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
 -
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential ... mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr ... Kimura disease, sarcoidosis ... Iatrogenic causes ... MIAMI #Mnemonic #Differential
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Hypernatremia - Differential ... disorders (e.g. sarcoidosis ... Hypernatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... be multiple and bilateral ... breast e.g. biopsy, car ... diseases #benign #differential ... #table