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Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
and Esophageal Causes ... Neuromuscular causes ... Lambert Eaton, Muscular ... Extrinsic compression: Vascular ... mass, enlarged aorta
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
Transverse lines ... the thumbnail Transverse ... the nails can be caused ... paired white lines caused ... by vascular congestion
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse ... Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Causes
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Lymphoma • Thoracic aorta ... Mediastinum: • Vascular ... the most common causes ... - Vascular abnormalities ... - Vascular abnormalities
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... renovascular or endocrine causes ... Causes: • Vascular ... Coarctation of aorta ... Hypertension #Workup #causes
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
atheroemboli) • Aorta ... considered in all cases ... coagulation and other causes ... differential #diagnosis #vascular
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... the wall of the aorta ... diagnosis #management #vascular
AAA Rupture on POCUS - Transverse view mid Aorta-with Doppler.
Severe mid-abd pain/older female. You see what
Rupture on POCUS - Transverse ... view mid Aorta-with ... Has 5.72 cm saccular ... aortic #aneurysm #aort ... #POCUS #Transverse
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
- Emergency Causes ... myelopathy • Transverse ... lumbar stenosis • Vascular ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... sclerosis - Transverse ... Vascular/Blockage