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Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
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• Sjogren's syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... • Cushing's syndrome ... • Richter's syndrome ... #PhysicalExam
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
• May-Thurner Syndrome ... regional pain syndrome ... • Compartment syndrome ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... • SVC syndrome
Cushing Syndrome - Likelihood Ratios of Physical Exam Findings
Moon facies LR +1.6
Central obesity LR +3.0
Generalized obesity
Cushing Syndrome ... blue striae LR NS Edema ... SatyaPatelMD #Cushings #Syndrome ... #Ratios #LRs #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Syndrome Definition ... Hemoptysis, Peripheral edema ... Syndromes: • ... Infection, Alport Syndrome ... #Syndrome #differential
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
of Generalized Edema ... Overfill (Increased renal ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... Cord Syndrome - ... Posterior Cord Syndrome ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Pathophysiology of Hepatorenal Syndrome - Dilation of splanchnic arteries initially compensated by increased CO eventually decompensates
Pathophysiology ... of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... retention (ascites, edema ... ) and renal failure ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Clinico-Radiological Syndrome ... the neurologic syndrome ... Paraneoplastic syndrome ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome
Gitelman Syndrome Pathophysiology
Gitelman Syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive salt-losing tubulopathy with a prevalence of 1-
Gitelman Syndrome ... Pathophysiology ... Gitelman Syndrome ... dr_missyhanna #Gitelman #Syndrome ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Principal Causes of Generalized Edema - History, Physical Examination, and Laboratory Findings 

Cardiac, Hepatic, Renal (ARF),
of Generalized Edema ... Cardiac, Hepatic, Renal ... (ARF), Renal (Nephrotic ... Syndrome) #Edema ... #Anasarca #Diagnosis