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Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - ... - Aortoenteric Fistula ... congenital/systemic disease ... Ischemic Colitis - IBD ... #GIBleed #LGIB
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Connective tissue disease ... BrighamChiefs #Lower ... #primarycare #msk
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Ricketts - Diffuse Pain ... • Bone Marrow Disorder ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... • Bursitis • IBD ... #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease ... (HADD) - MSK Radiology ... pathology (i.e. lower ... other systemic disorders ... #msk
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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intervertebral disc disease ... must be absent: lower ... back pain, constitutional ... Raise Test - Pain ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... Mechanical/degenerative disorders ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, IBD ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... ), RA, crystal disease ... joint destruction lower ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
with autoimmune disorders ... mellitus, thyroid disease ... Decr Shoulder pain ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... stages #staging #msk
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... impairment, Mood disorder ... Sensitivity to pain ... Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... lesions) McDonald diagnostic