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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... • Somatoform Disorder ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Congenital Heart Disease ... Disturbances Neurologic ... Neuromuscular • Disorders ... • Sepsis • Upper
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... granulomatous disorders ... With Upper Lobe ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... restrictive lung disease ... #AcidBase #disorders ... #Summary #Nephrology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Vit B12 and copper ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Vitamin B12 and copper ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... Vitamin B12, E, D, copper ... #management #neurology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Borrelia (Lyme disease ... immune-oriented disorders ... Heavy metals - Copper ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
directly by the disease ... specific to a single disease ... mass e.g. skin tag ... a generalized disorder ... nettle sting #Diagnosis
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
- Differential Diagnosis ... Muscular Dystrophy Upper ... jerk, hyperactive gag ... Paraneoplastic Disorder ... #Dysarthria #Neurology
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram
Pickelhaube sign may be seen in mitral valve prolapse (MVP): High velocity (≥
signal with tissue Doppler ... myxomatous mitral valve disease ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis