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Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Pain - Differential ... Connective tissue disease ... cholecystitis; • Neurologic ... BrighamChiefs #Lower ... #primarycare #msk
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... Cardiopulmonary disease ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... Adult Still's disease ... Necrotic bowel disease
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... hematuria + clots ➔ Lower ... basement membrane disease ... of glomerular disease ... #urology #nephrology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
with vascular causes ... test Méniére's disease ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
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 ... diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
impairment), heart disease ... plexus, or sclera), lungs ... diagnosis cluster, the diseases ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
an autoimmune disease ... EMG findings • Disease-specific ... associated with the disease ... more advanced disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... disease ... diarrhea, abdominal pain ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... continence • Pain ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology