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The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
, risk increased ... following viral lower ... disorder - Other causes ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Causes of Sudden ... Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Gastrointestinal infection ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... procedures - Infection ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Workup #hematology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • Infection ... injury • DVT (Risks ... #diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
may radiate into lower ... of neoplastic, infectious ... Risk factors include ... pain below the knee ... Patterns #Features #Comparison
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
joint destruction lower ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... an underlying cause ... circulation = risk ... about secondary causes ... #Polycythemia #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Risk factors 3. ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... BP lowering - Lower ... with AEDs until cause
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
diagnose concomitant infection ... inflammatory response Risk ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison ... #rheumatology #
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
petechiae) • Frequent infections ... carries a variable risk ... • Parvovirus infection ... blood count with differential ... and reducing the risk