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Causes of Acute and Chronic Pelvic Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Pelvic Pain:
 • Non-Gynecologic
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Causes of Acute and Chronic ... Pelvic Pain - Differential ... Fallopian Tube Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #OBGyn
Liver Abscess - Differential Diagnosis
Pyogenic:
 • Hepatobiliary
 • Colonic
 • Bacteremia
Entamoeba histolytica:
 • Fecal/oral
 • Colitis
Liver Abscess - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Hepatobiliary • Colonic ... if rupture • MRI ... US, serology • PAIR
Causes of Acute Pelvic Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
• Genitourinary (Infection, Stone)
• Gastrointestinal (Appendicitis, Gastroenteritis, Diverticulitis,
- Differential ... • Tubo-ovarian abscess ... • Tubo-ovarian abscess ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #OBGyn
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Causes of Chronic ... in duration) - Differential ... Endometriosis • Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #OBGyn
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... patients with chronic ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... #Differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Severe low back pain ... constipation Differential ... Spinal infection/abscess ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... Equina #syndrome #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Pain - Differential ... splenomegaly, abscess ... • Neuropathic pain ... #Abdominal #Pain ... #Differential #
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
encephalitis, abscess ... ) - Previous chronic ... meningitis - Previous chronic ... - History of pain ... signs #symptoms #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... pneumonia (PJP), MAI ... involvement MAI ... , chronic diarrhea ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential