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Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Primary Bone Tumors ... • Enchondroma ... • Aneurysmal Bone ... Histiocytoma #Primary #Bone ... #Bony #Tumors #
Bone Lesion on X-Ray - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Exostotic
 • Osteochondroma
Asymptomatic &/or Non-Active Bone Scam
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Bone Lesion on X-Ray ... - Differential ... /or Non-Active Bone ... Mineralization • Enchondroma ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Cranial nerves - tumors ... Normal: Air > bone ... : Bone > Air conduction ... #Differential #
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... form from bone marrow ... Unexplained weight loss ... small pupil) on one ... Mediastinal #Mass #Differential
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... - Giant cell tumor ... - Aneurysmal bone ... #differential #
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
= Hypocellular bone ... and petechiae Causes ... Hypoplastic MDS: • ↓ bone ... • Suggested by bone ... hypoplasia/fatty bone
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blood smear or on bone ... bleeding, infections, bone ... cells - Blood and Bone ... • Headaches, bone ... neutropenia) • Bone
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
sweats • Weight loss ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... anymore • Routine bone ... classification #hematology #oncology ... #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Diagnosis and Management ... ataxia, hearing loss ... HIV, Lyme, GBS, tumor ... middle ear/temporal bone ... CNS inflammatory cause
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... • Lithoptysis (less ... Noninfectious Causes ... Aspiration of bone ... Endobronchial Tumor