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Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Osgood-Schlatter Disease ... Intraarticular #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
• Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (RDS) • Chronic ... Lung Disease (CLD ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
cell tumor • Chronic ... phase • Paget disease ... Lesions #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #MSK ... #pediatrics
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Systemic disease ... barium, CT, or MR ... management #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease ... (MS), Epidural ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• ↑ Mechanical stress ... pulmonary apices caused ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... #differential #
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Then, ask 3 questions ... to work through ... correction of chronic ... vaptans (HF/liver disease ... Treatment #management #nephrology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation Steps ... Acute or chronic ... Differentials? ... restrictive lung disease ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... an underlying cause ... normal/high - Chronic ... can drive this disease ... As with many disease
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... and less common diseases ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... consistent with MS ... noninflammatory #differential