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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... common sites: hip, shoulder ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... of PCN allergy ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... pulm edema not PNA ... travel hx, home meds ... Differential Bilat ... #POCUS #clinical
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... Temporal arteritis should ... subdural hematoma, lung ... the tragus to differentiate ... Otolaryngology #differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Chest X-ray - Lung ... Nasopharyngeal PCR ... pathogens (ideally should ... - CBC with differential ... diagnostics as clinically
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... consolidation or nodular ... Pneumonia: • PVL ... factor • May cause ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
It can be divided ... syncope (ruling out differential ... Further diagnostics should ... be guided by clinical ... depends on the cause
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... lesions • 80% with lung ... diseases (often form an ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
posterior fat pad ... So even in a case ... should make you ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... Fracture #trauma #clinical