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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
of Bone/Joint Pain ... Vaso-occlusive pain ... Mechanism: ischemic pain ... • XR, MRI to ... vaso-occlusive pain
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Chronic Pelvic Pain ... Abdominal wall pain ... • Myofascial pain ... Chronic #Pelvic #Pain ... Algorithm #Causes #OBGyn
Causes of Acute Pelvic Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
• Genitourinary (Infection, Stone)
• Gastrointestinal (Appendicitis, Gastroenteritis, Diverticulitis,
of Acute Pelvic Pain ... • Ovulation pain ... Pelvic inflammatory disease ... Acute #Pelvic #Pain ... Algorithm #Causes #OBGyn
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... disease, interstitial ... Lung POCUS shows ... #POCUS #clinical
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Inflammatory back pain ... arthritis) Referred Pain ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Back #Pain ... #Differential #
Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Proptosis - Differential ... pseudotumor (IgG4 disease ... breast, prostate, lung ... Fevers • Eye pain ... #Proptosis #Differential
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Somatoform Disorders - Differential ... physical symptom • Pain ... Disorder - Pain ... Multiple symptoms; long ... Conversion #Disorders #Differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... - HIV - Lyme disease ... Fever/chills - Inability ... #differential #
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal Pain ... Causes - Differential ... chronic abdominal pain ... Long-standing vs ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... female with chest pain ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical