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Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differential Diagnosis ... causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary ... , MSK, Drug/Toxins ... #Pleuritic #ChestPain ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Algorithm
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - ... e.g. fractured long ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... With associated pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #rheumatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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calcinosis • Pulmonary ... (interstitial lung ... Musculoskeletal: joint ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Interstitial lung ... • Shrinking lung ... System Tender points ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hodgkin ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
volume -> Decr lung ... expansion -> Decr lung ... Exertion, Restrictive Pulmonary ... #Scoliosis #pathophysiology ... #msk #diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... We may ask why are ... , this list is long ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... granulomas within the lungs ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... anterior/posterior MSK