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Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... thrombosis, Temporal arteritis ... Retro-orbital hematoma ... occlusion, Lens dislocation ... #painless #differential
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Headache: • Bilateral ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Headaches #diagnosis #differential
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Unilateral Acute ... Vision Loss - Differential ... Nerve • Temporal Arteritis ... Demyelination • MS ... Acute #VisionLoss #Differential
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Papules & Mucosal Lesions ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK ... localized severe pain ... hallucis longus Differential ... osteochondral lesion ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
functional deficit and arthritis ... to distal ulna, pain ... with wrist flexion ... injuries: Perilunate dislocation ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
albumin-cytologic dissociation ... Differential diagnosis ... hyperreflexia, multiple lesions ... Transverse myelitis: Pain ... hyperreflexia, spinal cord lesion
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Fracture • Arthritis ... Hepatitis • Hematoma ... #differential # ... lower #extremity #msk
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
) - MSK Radiology ... adolescent knee pain ... repeated follow-up MRI ... (save $$) Differential ... #clinical #mri
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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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... Effusions #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk