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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
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
neuropathy • Tabes ... • Sickle Cell Anemia ... Ulcers #ulcerative #skinrash ... #dermatology #Differential ... #causes
Skin Ulcers of the Lower Legs / Feet - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
• Pressure
• Trauma
• Radiation
Vascular:
• Arterial
Diagnosis Algorithm ... neuropathy • Tabes ... Ulcers #ulcerative #skinrash ... #dermatology #Differential ... #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
Underlying causes ... acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia ... ), Thrombosis (lungs ... #arrest #HsTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... - Hemolytic anemia ... Dermal Vessels: - Amyloidosis ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
approximately how long ... (in days) it takes ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #calculation
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Diagnosis Framework ... metastatic spread: lung ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... Primary systemic amyloidosis ... • Uremia • Familial
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
• Thiamine - Nausea ... cognition and long-term ... vitamin #nutrition #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #bariatric
TAILS Mnemonic for - Causes of Microcytic Anemia
(MCV < 80)

T - Thalassemia - Inherited hemoglobinopathies
A -
TAILS Mnemonic for ... Anemia (MCV < ... #TAILS #Mnemonic ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hematology