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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... (most common: lung ... (most common: lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... with previously stable ... non-obese, non-black ... #Hypertension #Workup
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... • Long-standing ... taken at home, work ... Hypertension Secondary Causes ... Cocaine • Black
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
investigation pack ... chlorhexidine as cause ... as a possible cause ... as patient is stable ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching case ... chest drain on POCUS ... fluid can move back ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... Look back in the ... , this list is long ... you’ll do a good workup ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... and lipid rescue pack ... ensure adequate lung ... Guidelines for crises ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
involvement is the defining ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... hematuria, RBC casts
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
potential inciting causes ... Haverhill fever caused ... nodules on the back ... cancers, including lung ... Erythemas #comparison #table
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
• Thiamine - Nausea ... cognition and long-term ... anemia, cognitive deficits ... vitamin #nutrition #table