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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... Look for surgical abdomen ... musculoskeletal causes ... aortic aneurysm
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
- Mnemonic and Differential ... A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #POCUS
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Referred: • Vascular ... - abdominal aortic ... aneurysm; • ... #Diagnosis #causes
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Diagnosis • ... Vascular: Aortic ... anourysm, Enlarged ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... aneurysm and aortic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes
Organomegaly
 • Liver
 • Spleen
 • Kidneys (e. g. Cyst, Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Hydronephrosis)
Neoplastic
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Pulsatile • Vascular ... (Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm) Pseudoneoplastic ... #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Anatomic Location - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Cotton wool spots ... , Micro-aneurysms ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... mass/organomegaly ... aortic aneurysms ... #Differential #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Blood cultures are positive ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... conditions (supine position ... or MRI scan of abdomen ... Hyperthyroidism • Aortic ... #Diagnosis #Causes