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Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
• Complex regional ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
Causes of Erythema ... to 4 percent): regional ... Erythema #Nodosum #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... metabolism, - regional ... - regional ischemia ... laboratory or diagnostic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Subtrochanteric region ... fractures in elderly Causes ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
Nodular lymphangitis - Causes of Sporotrichoid Lesions
 • Sporothrix schenckii - Gardening, soil, splinters, animal bites/scratches
lymphangitis - Causes ... traveling in endemic regions ... #lymphangitis #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Pupillary size, equality, and light reactions help to assess the cause of coma and to determine
to assess the cause ... determine the region ... Comatose #Evaluation #Diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord regions ... - Causes progressive ... and/or bulbar region ... Escorial criteria uses ... least two or more regions
Retinoblastoma - MRI
 • Most common intra-ocular neoplasm in children.
 • Clinical Presentation: leukocoria (loss of
Epidemiology: most cases ... are diagnosed within ... tumours (60-70%) are caused ... involvement of regional ... Retinoblastoma #MRI #diagnosis
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... factors, such as regional ... pulmonary apices caused ... Inhaled injurious gases ... #differential #diagnosis
Clinical Characteristics of Simple vs Complex Cutaneous Leishmaniasis 
Simple CL
 - Caused by a Leishmania species
Simple CL - Caused ... ) Complex CL: Caused ... nodules, Large regional ... Leishmaniasis #diagnosis