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Munchausen syndrome 
Factitious disorder - Feigns disease in an attempt to gain attention, sympathy or reassurance
an attempt to gain ... Factitious #disorder #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
lymphomas, head and neck ... - Drain scalp, neck ... Malignancies: Abdominal ... of the head and neck ... oropharynx, anterior neck
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
- Differential Diagnosis ... Neurological / Psychiatric ... Decreased Balance • Gait ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Dysfunction, Weight gain ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular disease Head/Neck ... Ascites, Intra-abdominal ... Thyroid disease Psychiatric ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic Enterocolitis (NEC)
Major Criteria:
 • Neutropenia (ANC <500 x 10^9 cells/L)
 • Bowel
Diagnostic criteria ... Enterocolitis (NEC ... Criteria: • Abdominal ... 1min_idconsult #NEC ... Enterocolitis #Diagnosis
Corrigan's Pulse for Aortic Regurgitation

 - Dr Rohin Francis
@MedCrisis

#Corrigans #Pulse #PhysicalExam #Video #Neck #AorticRegurgitation #Signs #Diagnosis
Corrigans #Pulse #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Neck #AorticRegurgitation ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Triad: Fever, neck ... #Meningitis #diagnosis ... #testing #physicalexam ... #Specificity #diagnosis
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A 60-year-old man presented with progressive dyspnea and weight gain. A
dyspnea and weight gain ... Examination of the neck ... Regurgitation #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Neck
Thyroid Goiter on Physical Exam - Likelihood Ratios by Finding
 • No goiter by palpation or
visible only after neck ... inspection in neck ... Thyroid #Goiter #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis #LR