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Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
Esophageal Dysphagia 
 • Upper 2/3 (striated muscle): stroke, NMJ
Dysphagia - Differential ... Esophageal Dysphagia ... ): stroke, NMJ disorders ... #Differential # ... Oropharyngeal #Esophageal #gastroenterology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... or neurologic disorders ... or a motility disorder ... #Dysphagia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #gastroenterology
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Somatoform Disorders ... - Differential ... presents with complex medical ... Motivation is secondary ... #Differential #
Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Red Urine:
 • Medical conditions: bleeding, porphyria, factitious disorder
 • Meds: rifampin,
Urine Color - Differential ... Red Urine: • Medical ... porphyria, factitious disorder ... conditions: IJTIs secondary ... #Urine #Color #Differential
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... incidentally during medical ... • Screen for secondary ... #Eosinophil #Disorders ... #Algorithm #Differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... ear lobes Secondary ... Previous episodes • Medical ... Red Flags: • Dysphagia ... Odynophagia • Dysphonia
Secondary Causes of Esophageal Eosinophilia (EoE) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Gastroesophageal reflux disease
 • Eosinophilic gastrointestinal
Secondary Causes ... Eosinophilia (EoE) - Differential ... • Autoimmune disorders ... #Diagnosis #Secondary ... #Causes #gastroenterology
Age Distribution of Hypertension Etiologies
< 1 month
 - Renal arterial thrombosis
 - Congenital renal disease
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia ... - Endocrine disorders ... Mendelian genetic disorders ... Hypertension #Causes #Secondary ... #diagnosis #differential
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Medical Conditions ... Pathogenesis • Bipolar Disorder ... #Mania #Manic #Secondary ... #Causes #Differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... • Idiopathic Dysplasia ... Neutropenia • Platelet Disorders ... blood count with differential