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Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass ... - Thyroid mass ... Mediastinal Mass ... #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... Risks factor for HIV ... endemic country), thyroid ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Causes
5 T’s Mnemonic for Causes of an Anterior Mediastinal Mass Differential Diagnosis

Thymus - Thymoma, Thymic Carcinoma.
s Mnemonic for Causes ... Mass Differential ... Diagnosis Thymus ... Thymomas are the ... #Mass #Differential
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Case description ... had a palpable mass ... entities and/or mass ... Differential diagnosis ... #msk #rheumatology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
common sites: hip ... • XR, MRI to ... dz difficult to see ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
/ AIDS - Differential ... Imaging: - MRI ... lesions < 4cm + mass ... Demyelinating disease caused ... diameter - +mass
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
table for mediastinal ... - Thymomas - Thyroid ... masses #Diagnosis ... Pulmonary #Radiology #Mediastinal ... #Mass #Differential
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Double Vision - Differential ... • Neurologic ... symptoms suggest a mass ... as the cause ... Cranial Nerve IV
Approach to Elevated Tryptase - Differential Diagnosis Framework

The DDx of elevated tryptase can be broken down
Elevated Tryptase - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... The DDx of elevated ... NSAIDs/Aspirin, IV ... #Diagnosis #hematology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential