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Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Focal: Simple, Complex ... Tumor, Traumatic brain ... Encephalitis, Brain
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Liver Mass - Differential ... Caroli's - Complex ... secondary - Breast, Lung ... #Liver #Mass #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... bronchoscopy to complete ... History of cancer, lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... bpm) - Narrow Complex ... in a setting of long ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Non-Infectious Differential ... a crescent or complete ... • Infectious Causes ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Dermatomyositis, Lung
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
bronchi, trachea, or lungs ... Lymphoma, primary, of brain ... Mycobacterium avium complex ... Toxoplasmosis of brain ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #POCUS #ultrasound
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
lesions • 80% with lung ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Great Mimickers - SHALLOTS Mnemonic

S- Syphilis - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gummas... Granulomas can form anywhere! Skin, mucosa,
joints, bones, lungs ... What doesn't HIV cause ... in the ear or brain ... consumption- number one cause ... Mnemonic #Diagnosis #Differential