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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
depicting the main ... CAH #algorithm #causes ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis ... #comparison #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... pain, hemoptysis ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... #differential #causes
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
center • "Set point ... hypothalamic set-point ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... anorexia, abdominal pain ... pain (10-40%), ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... diseases, check point
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... BrighamChiefs #Bone #Joint ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Acute Chest Pain: a basic differential diagnosis to consider, and key points

#Chestpain; #STEMI; #NSTEMI; 

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Acute Chest Pain ... basic differential diagnosis ... consider, and key points ... Surgery: A case
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
pain from acute ... life-threatening causes ... of chest pain, ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... e.g. fractured long ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Temporomandibular joint ... subdural hematoma, lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Pain worse when ... friction rub audible Lungs ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis