17 results
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... is stable and of ... is not due to another ... #Personality #Disorders
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... involvement, irregular pattern ... spread, B symptoms not ... #Classification
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... chest pain often not ... • Somatoform Disorder ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
general seizure caused ... and metabolic causes ... psychological disorder ... Pseudoseizures #GrandMal #Classification ... Diagnosis #Neurology #Signs
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
heterogenous group of disorders ... injury and do not ... indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... EBV viral load, signs ... Diagnosis and classification ... to 50% of PTLD cases ... transplantation are not
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
pain may or may not ... rheumatologic disorders ... life-threatening causes ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs ... Presentation #comparison #Table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... acute ischemic disorder ... Doppler US : halo sign ... PET/CT: aortitis ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
• Is there a pattern ... Mechanical/degenerative disorders ... noninflammatory Signs ... • Very hard to get ... weeks) Can Be Caused