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Pelvis Insufficiency fractures
 - Back pain consistently one of the top three most common ER chief
cause of low back ... confounding the diagnosis ... often require MRI ... #Pelvic #diagnosis ... #radiology #mri
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Pain - Differential ... pulposus, Compression fracture ... • Vascular - abdominal ... herpes zoster; • Pelvic ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... ; MRA; abdominal ... abdomen/pelvis ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... of flank or abdominal ... pain: diagnoses ... Combination of above MRI ... Calculi #Renal #Kidney
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
with RUQ/side pain ... Has femur fracture ... Diagnosis/differential ... cephalad to the right kidney ... No other intra-abdominal
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... classically purple abdominal ... , pathological fractures ... x-ray and/or CT, abdominal ... CT, pelvis CT
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
Case description ... Controversy: Subchondral fracture ... • Pain worsens ... Differential diagnosis ... foot #clinical #mri
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
, vomiting, abdominal ... pain, headache, ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... pain Labs: ... nephrotoxicity to kidney
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... musculoskeletal systems • Kidneys ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... tract, and often causes ... gut involvement, abdominal