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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... (most common: lung ... (most common: lung ... : • Aorta: Dissection ... Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Diagnosis Infectious ... - Metastatic: Lung ... , Dissection, Idiopathic ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... : Interstitial lung ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... the wall of the aorta ... chest/abd/back pain ... Pulse deficit/differential ... #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
incisions, 15 cm long ... • Syndrome caused ... globules in the lung ... subclinical event after long ... stabilization of long
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... e.g. fractured long ... Marfan's Syndrome ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Bleeding, abdominal pain ... • Should be on differential ... no matter how long ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Diagnosis by Mechanism ... - Cirrhosis Syndrome ... carcinoma of the lung ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Causes #Sodium