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Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Etiology: - Ischemia ... following alcohol binge ... retrosternal chest pain ... : - Treatment of ... retrosternal or back pain
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Hypercalcemia • Intravenous ... LC deposition disease ... malignancies Treatment ... Methotrexate • AIN ... #Differential #
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... Temporal arteritis should ... (GERD), esophageal ... vision or black spots ... #Otology #Otolaryngology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Etiology ... substance use • Esophageal ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... other explanation should ... echo is positive, treatment ... should be given ... under nail bed of fingers
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
by 24 hours or longer ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Reversible course Differential ... count in the CSF should ... epilepticus Treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
or without back pain ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
achalasia is due to diseases ... saliva • Chest pain ... pseudoachalasia: • Short ... pseudoachalasia should ... Treatment options
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
primary lesions - differential ... Keep fingernails short ... especially in the winter ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis