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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... UIP, NSIP and long ... the alveoli and cause ... Consolidation #Differential
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Channelopathies: Long ... VT* • Acquired long ... Arrest #cardiology #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
well-localized, dull, longer ... Mechanisms #Neurology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Gastrointestinal Causes ... enterocolitis, Long-distance ... Deficiency #Anemia #Causes ... #differential #
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Hypertension - Differential ... • Long-standing ... Hypertension Secondary Causes ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential ... e.g. fractured long ... JointPain #MSK #Differential ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... Regurgitation (MR) Causes ... disease: Most common cause ... : Dilated CMP, long-standing ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Abdominal Pain Causes ... - Differential ... Long-standing vs ... genitourinary causes ... #Differential #