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Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Obstruction - Differential ... Tract • BPH ... • Prostate ... #UrinaryTract #Differential
Who to test for BRCA 1/2?
Female Breast Cancer:
 • ≤ 45-50 years at diagnosis
 • Triple
cancers in this table ... • Metastatic prostate ... Grade Gleason (>7) prostate ... factors in this table ... Jewish adults - BWH
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Hemorrhagic (IPH ... Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic ... Stroke #causes #differential
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Endocarditis, Acute Prosthetic ... Degeneration, Prosthetic ... Karan Desai MD, MPH ... Regurgitation #Differential
Causes of AKI in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis
Creatinine - Platelets - Transaminases - LDH - PT/PTT
in Pregnancy - Differential ... Schistocytes - BP ... AKI #Pregnancy #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
decompensated chronic PH ... muscle rupture - Prosthetic ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... Diverticulum Urethra/Prostate ... catheterization • BPH ... • Prostate cancer ... #Hematuria #Differential
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... lung, breast, prostate ... #Back #Pain #Differential ... #primarycare #table
To get the most out of the sediment examination it is important to approach it in
urine dipstick (pH ... compartments (Table ... InjurySite #Findings #Differential ... #Table
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
 -
Asymmetric pulse/BP ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Table