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Causes of Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Herniation of one or more pelvic organs
Risk factors:
Causes of Pelvic ... Organ Prolapse ... or more pelvic organs ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Chest Pain Differential Diagnosis by Organ System

- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong 

#ChestPain #Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Differential Diagnosis by Organ ... #OrganSystem #Causes
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
hydrolysis of organic ... Increased ALP from organs ... Intestine - Other causes
Tremor with Organic Cause
Crawford, P, Zimmerman, EE. Differentiation and Diagnosis of Tremor. Am Fam Physician. 2011
Tremor with Organic ... Cause Crawford, ... Diagnosis #Tremor #Organic ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... PE Bacterial - Organ ... Bacterial - Non-organ ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
for Secondary Causes ... Malignant HTN with end organ ... #Hypertension #causes
Causes of Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology

Prolonged Drug Action:
• Overdose 
• Hypothermia (< 33 C) 
• Incr
Causes of Prolonged ... Metabolic Causes ... hypercapnia • Organ ... Anesthesiology #Causes
Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated FSH
 • Premature Ovarian Failure
 • Menopa use
 • Spontaneous
Bleed With
Hyperprolactinemia Organic ... Cause • Congenital ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... infection • Solid organ ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
of alternative causes ... one additional organ