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Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites - Differential ... • Portal vein thrombosis ... • Splenic vein thrombosis ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... 2LmUODZ #Ascites #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Necrotizing Fasciitis: 

Cellulitis, 
Superficial abscess, 
Deep vein thrombosis 
(see phlegmasia cerulea dolerans), 
Compartment
Differential Diagnosis ... abscess, Deep vein thrombosis ... Compartment syndrome ... Necrotizing #Fasciitis #Differential
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
Differential diagnosis ... hemolysis: • Thrombotic ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... - Drug-induced thrombotic ... anemia" • HELLP syndrome
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
on Neck POCUS with ... IJ Thrombosis - ... Differential/diagnosis ... #Jugular #Thrombosis ... #RIJ #Neck #POCUS
Causes of SVC Syndrome - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Benign (15-40%): Thrombosis (aka catheter-associated), Goiter, Fibrosing
Causes of SVC Syndrome ... - Differential ... Benign (15-40%): Thrombosis ... SCVMCMed #SVC #Syndrome ... #Differential #
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Venous Thrombosis ... vs Arterial Thrombosis ... - Differential ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... pathophysiology #hematology #differential
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
Transaminitis - Differential ... Vascular: Budd-chiari syndrome ... , Portal vein thrombosis ... Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome ... Transaminases #hepatitis #Differential
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential ... • Portal vein thrombosis ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... MatthewHoMD #Ascites #Differential
Raynaud Phenomenon Differential Diagnosis:

Rheumatologic

 - MCC systemic sclerosis, RA, SLE, Sjogren syndrome, Antisynthetase syndrome, MCTD
Heme

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Raynaud Phenomenon Differential ... , SLE, Sjogren syndrome ... Antisynthetase syndrome ... Vascular: embolic/ thrombotic ... #Differential
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Basilar artery thrombosis ... , Orbital apex syndrome ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... mass #Diplopia #differential