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Demonstration of the parasternal heave using a long Q-tip, known as the "Cooney technique" ( @
the parasternal heave ... systolic parasternal heave ... ParasternalHeave #Heave ... Clinical #Video #PrecordialImpulse
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
infection it may have ... to narrow your differential ... to narrow your differentials ... #differentials #
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... patients, who have ... other patients who have ... heart disease, may have ... Consolidation #Differential
Glomerular Diseases - Spectrum
 - Insidious vs Acute
 - Nephritic (hypertension, hematuria, renal failure) vs Nephrotic
vs Nephrotic (Heavy ... Diseases #Spectrum #differential
Vesiculobullous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 
Vesiculobullous rashes provoke significant angst
in many physicians (Figure 5, page
However, the differential ... and a fever may have ... is essential to differentiate ... However, the differential ... Rash #Algorithm #Differential
Erythema Nodosum - Causes and Differential Diagnosis 
Appearance:  erythematous painful lumps usually 1-6 cm in
Nodosum - Causes and Differential ... (can sometimes have ... Nodosum #Causes #Differential
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses The differential ... is difficult to differentiate ... Multiple #Massess #Differential
Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
Mood Disorders - Differential ... Manic Episode (may have ... Episode (must have ... MoodDisorders #Elevated #Differential
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Location Based Differential ... and those who have ... Pain #Location #Differential
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
with devastating differential ... palpable, the differential ... palpable lesions may have ... more likely to have ... #Nonpalpable #Differential