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Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
diagnostic list ... most important diagnoses ... listed in the table ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Differential Diagnosis ... diagnoses can be ... extra-abdominal causes ... (Table 2). ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... • Can present ... Generally affects long ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Primary ... (most common: lung ... Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Diagnosis by Mechanism ... carcinoma of the lung ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... UIP, NSIP and long ... standing sarcoidosis can ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Differential
Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Diagnosis - Unilateral ... breast, prostate, lung ... Fevers • Eye pain ... #Diagnosis #Unilateral ... #Bilateral #Causes
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
an airway WHAT CAN ... Obstruction 6) Rheumatologic ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #differential # ... causes
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... associated with rheumatologic ... life-threatening causes ... Presentation #comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis