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Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... consolidation is lobar ... table lists the differential ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
3 questions to ask ... yourself/the lab: 1) Number ... Can use Number of ... positive cx fact ... abx, obtain more cx
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Low Back Pain - Differential ... Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar ... Lower #BackPain #Differential ... #primarycare #msk
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Spine” Fusion of Lumbar ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... o CML - bcr-able ... o Other bcr-able ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... hematology #Markers #Differential
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... - Lobar or focal ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Diffuse #Multifocal #Differential
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... Neoplasm with lobar ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Acute #Chronic #Differential
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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spinal stenosis, lumbar ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... Blood and sputum cx ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... Cl/urea/protein/Cr ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential