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Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Sleep Deprivation (Eg ... • Neurologic ... Disorders (Eg. ... • Medications (Eg ... • Drug Abuse (Eg
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
joint trauma (e.g ... derangements (e.g ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... , ANA (e.g., SLE ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... not required in all
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
inflammatory disease (e.g ... Chemistry profile (e.g ... metabolic or endocrine disorders ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Pulmonary Disease Neurologic ... • Drug Abuse (e.g ... • Somatization Disorder
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Tremors - Movement Disorders ... - Differential ... Cerebellar Disease (e.g ... Tremor - Occurs at Rest ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
of Polyuria - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... concentration (e.g ... GI Bleed) • NaCl ... #Differential #
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... other vasospastic disorders ... changes on tele/ECG ... perform provocative tests ... #diagnosis #management
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
Central cord lesion, e.g ... lesion: loss of all ... column lesion, e.g ... root lesions, e.g ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Disease • Patella (e.g ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Differential #