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Genital Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated - Vesicles:
 • Herpes simplex
Elevated - Papules / Plaques -
) • Reiter's syndrome ... lice Depressed - Erosions ... ) • Behcet's syndrome ... Sclerosis • Erosive ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome: Investigations and Management

#Pulmonary #Renal #Syndrome #Diagnosis #Workup #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Investigations and Management ... Pulmonary #Renal #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management
Gynecomastia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Testicular Mass on Ultrasound
 • Adrenal Neoplasm
 • Increased Extraglomerular Aromatase
Testicular Mass on Ultrasound ... Klinefelter's Syndrome ... • Kallman's Syndrome ... • Testicular Torsion ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes ... #Screening #Workup
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Malabsorption syndromes ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Antiphospholipid syndrome ... compression • Splenic Torsion ... Wandering spleen syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Evaluation and Management ... of Sickle Cell Crises ... Manifestations and Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Manifestations #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
or iatrogenic causes ... Plan definitive management ... of underlying cause ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Diagnosis and Workup ... life-threatening causes ... rupture Initial workup ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Genital Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful:
 • Herpes simplex
 • Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
 • Behcet's
) • Behcet's syndrome ... sclerosis • Erosive ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes