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Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Fever CRITICAL DIAGNOSES ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Pancreatitis - Deep ... Postmyocardiotomy syndrome
Differential Diagnosis of Necrotizing Fasciitis: 

Cellulitis, 
Superficial abscess, 
Deep vein thrombosis 
(see phlegmasia cerulea dolerans), 
Compartment
Differential Diagnosis ... Superficial abscess, Deep ... Compartment syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Deep T Wave Inversions ... cardiomyopathy (Yamaguchi syndrome ... wave inversion syndrome ... T waves") #Deep ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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Wellens Syndrome ... Inversion Type B: Deep ... FOAMfrat #Wellens #Syndrome ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
crampy, diffuse, deep ... short duration - Deep ... regional pain syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Hypothyroidism, Deep ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
compartment syndrome ... be severe and deep ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome ... space (ie become a deep ... #Lemierres #Syndrome ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
- Differential Diagnosis ... hypertension, Cirrhosis, Deep ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Atherosclerosis • Deep ... Marfan's Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis