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Vertebral Body Abnormalities

A sheet of common (and uncommon) vertebral body findings, because a completely “normal” spine
Hemivertebra Scheuermann Disease ... Hyperparathyroidism Paget Disease ... #MSK #Pathology ... Diagnosis #Vertebrae #diseases ... #differential
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... - Transfusion reaction ... Recent seizure - Sickle ... cell disease ... Sarcoidosis - Crohn disease
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... AIHA, Transfusion reactions ... , Drugs, Liver Disease ... Electrolytes: Wilson's disease ... Laboratory Tests
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Early Rheumatic Disease ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... Carditis) • Lyme Disease ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK
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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- Systemic disease ... Gonorrhea - Lyme’s disease ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... SLE - Behcet Disease ... cell disease
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... SI Joints • Reactive ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... Arthropathy with Crohn’s Disease ... systemic autoimmune disease
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Other: Transfusion reaction ... cold agglutin disease ... cell disease, thalassemias ... Hypersplenism, Wilson's disease ... Extravascular #Causes #differential
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Elevation and Reduction ... Splenomegaly, Sickle ... End-stage renal disease ... False #Elevation #Reduction ... Diagnosis #DM2 #Differential
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Classification and Differential ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Heart #Disorders #Diseases ... Classification #Differential ... Peds #Pediatrics #Cardiology
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Interstitial Lung Disease ... hypersensitivity) reaction ... Connective Tissue Disease ... Pneumonconiosis - Lung disease ... Interstitial #Lung #Diseases