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Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Abdominal Ultrasound ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Synovium - Oral ... #Effusions #causes ... #msk #physicalexam
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
See Dermatomes Abdominal ... Muscles Abdominal ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... Ankle Dorsiflexion Knee ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Vascular - abdominal ... #causes #primarycare ... #msk
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... determine the cause ... • Normal veins ... : The normal physiology ... #physicalexam #diagnosis
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Portal Venous Gas ... Obscure diagnosis ... air on ultrasound ... Clinical #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... pre-sinusoidal: Portal ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hepatology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... syndrome • Chronic portal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Proximal Weakness, Normal ... Myopathy (Also caused ... hydroxychloroquine therapy), Normal ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... atraumatic adolescent knee ... ) Differential diagnosis ... The physis is normal ... #msk