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Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential Diagnosis ... Anxiety Disorder - Focus ... • Pain Disorder ... - Pain; psychological ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with chest pain ... Diagnosis? ... Dissection #Flap #POCUS
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Aortic Stenosis ... - Diagnosis and ... dyspnea - Chest pain ... Palpitations - HF Symptoms ... #Stenosis #Diagnosis
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... chest/abd/back pain ... Assess for high ... BP: • Control pain ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... constitutional symptoms ... deficits, nocturnal pain ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... - Diagnosis and ... tearing" chest pain ... concurrent stroke-like symptoms ... #Dissection #Diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Infection: Cellulitis, Abscess ... Limb ischemia • Aortic ... : - Epidural abscess ... #differential #diagnosis
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
AAA Endoleak on POCUS ... severe abdominal pain ... of an abdominal aortic ... instant diagnosis ... AAA #clinical #aorta
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Diagnosis Primary ... Infection: Epidural abscess ... : • Aorta: Dissection ... Pyelonephritis, Perinephric abscess ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
periorbital edema -> Pain ... extra-ocular movements -> Pain ... -> Brain abscess ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms