13 results
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Primary ... #Pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... , diarrhea • Back ... Epigastric/LUQ ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... #Differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Pleuritic chest pain ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Differential Diagnosis
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... life-threatening causes ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
â–º
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... bruising/erythema/sign ... trauma Breast abscess ... #diagnosis #surgery ... #causes #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... with previously stable ... non-obese, non-black ... Renal parenchymal disease ... #Differential #
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... with chest/abd/back ... • Aortic valve disease ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Diagnosis Framework ... • Symptoms and signs ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... Symptoms: • Back
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... common, Aortic root abscess ... - Infectious Diseases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... encephalitis, abscess ... headache #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential ... #emergency #diagnosis