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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Cancer • Stomach: PUD ... • Duodenum: PUD ... Lower #GIBleed #differential
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Low Back Pain - Differential ... pancreatitis, PUD ... endometriosis, PID ... Lower #BackPain #Differential
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Illness Scripts PUD ... AbdominalPain #differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Gastritis - PUD ... Pain #ChestPain #Differential
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
	-
and Vomiting - Differential ... • Gastritis/PUD ... vomiting #emesis #differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... esophageal varices, PUD ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Causes of Peptic Ulcer Disease
 • H. Pylori
 • NSAIDs
 • Gastric adenocarcinoma
 • Gastric lymphoma
crack cocaine #PUD ... Disease #Causes #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... disease/AMI • PUD ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
CKD, DM, ESRD, PKD ... Opioid Withdrawal, PAD ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Tree-in-bud
In centrilobular nodules the recognition of 'tree-in-bud' is of value for narrowing the differential diagnosis.
Tree-in-bud describes
Tree-in-bud In centrilobular ... recognition of 'tree-in-bud ... narrowing the differential ... Tree-in-bud describes ... impacted (mucus or pus-filled