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Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential ... Traumatic • Ischemia/Infarction ... • Ischemia / Infarction ... Involvement - Infection ... comatose #aloc #Differential
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... nystagmus - Infection ... Cerebellar / Brainstem Infarction ... Vertigo #Neurology #Differential
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
not sure what #infection ... to narrow your differential ... to narrow your differentials ... #differentials #
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... acute cardiac infarction ... superimposed pulmonay infection ... Consolidation #Differential
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
scalp, skin • Differential ... mycobacterial infection ... pulmonary • Differential ... upper respiratory infection ... mycobacterial infection
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Lung Lesions - Differential ... Infection - Malignancy ... Lesions #Causes #Differential
Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
Post-Partum Fever - Differential ... Pneumonia Uterine Infection ... Conception Breast Infection ... Abcess Urinary Infection ... PostPartum #Fever #PPF #Differential
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Etiology of Splenic Infarction ... BrighamChiefs #Splenic #Infarction ... #spleen #differential
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Acute Dyspnea - Differential ... • Myocardial Infarction ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Differential Diagnosis - Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)

IMADE mnemonic:
 • Infection
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune (Rheumatologic)
Differential Diagnosis ... mnemonic: • Infection ... UnknownOrigin #Differential