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Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
Pemberton's Sign caused ... a Retrosternal Thyroid ... Elevating the arms causes ... #Retrosternal #Thyroid ... vascular #neck #mass
Causes of Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thyroid
 • Thymoma
 • Teratoma
Causes of Mediastinal ... Mass - Differential ... Anterior Mediastinal Mass ... : • Thyroid ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
 •
Mediastinal Mass ... Anterior Mediastinal Mass ... Intrathoracic thyroid ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... #Mediastinal #Mass
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
Neck Mass - Differential ... Neoplasm: • Primary: Thyroid ... BCM_InternalMed #Neck #Mass ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Neck Mass:
 • Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
 • Branchial Cleft Anomalies
Neck Mass - Differential ... Congenital Neck Mass ... • Lymphoma • Thyroid ... Carcinoma • Thyroid ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
thyroiditis that causes ... thyroid swelling ... s disease, the thyroid ... Eventually thyroid ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Important Causes ... Multiple sclerosis, Thyroid ... , Orbital apex mass
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass ... cell tumor) • Thyroid ... the most common causes ... - Thyroid mass ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... mediastinal (Thymoma, Thyroid
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Drug-induced edema is caused ... Histamine release from mast ... Edema #Medication #Causes ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology