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Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
cyst • Aneurysmal ... involucrum • Paget disease ... phase • Paget disease ... #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #MSK
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... carcinoma • Thoracic aneurysms ... carotid artery aneurysm ... Gastrointestinal disease ... disease processes
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... : - Aneurysmal ... bone cyst - Osteochondroma ... #diagnosis #msk
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back Pain ... Connective tissue disease ... • Vascular - abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... #primarycare #msk
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Recurrent: Consider tumor ... wall painAbdominal ... aortic aneurysms ... #Causes #Differential
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... Peripheral Vascular Disease ... Peripheral/Mycotic Aneurysm ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... both Hodgkin's disease ... that form from bone ... These include infections ... breath • Chest pain
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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e.g., HIV), EBV infection ... Alcohol-induced pain ... : Pain in involved ... extranodal) - Tumor ... ALL) • Solid Tumors
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... ILD, Sarcoid, Tumor ... , Anaphylaxis, Infection ... , Foreign body ... • Chronic: Tumor
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
- MSK Radiology ... fragmentation and mild bone ... Tibial tuberosity pain ... Hoffa fat pad and subcutaneous ... tibial tuberosity Differential