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Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... death Neutropenic Fever ... New-onset back pain ... Dyspnea, chest pain ... #differential #
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... tissue (previous MI ... Anemia • Fever ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... loss, lethargy, fever ... • Fever, weight ... factor • May cause ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... Differential diagnosis ... virus: Headache, fever ... Transverse myelitis: Pain ... , MRI shows mass
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... Mediterranean Fever ... #cardiology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... , weight loss, fever ... the tragus to differentiate ... #Otology #Otolaryngology ... #differential #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
- Pel-Ebstein fever ... Alcohol-induced pain ... : Pain in involved ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... • Rheumatic fever ... streptococci (rheumatic fever ... #Differential #
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Male with high fever ... along with chest pain ... Differential/diagnosis ... Lemierre's Syndrome case ... On ultrasound note
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
Inflammatory joint pain ... and fingers, or pain ... the face (many differential ... 9) Unexplained fever ... erythematosus #rheumatology