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Thyroid Goiter on Physical Exam - Likelihood Ratios by Finding
 • No goiter by palpation or
Thyroid Goiter on ... visible only after neck ... inspection in neck ... SatyaPatelMD #Thyroid ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
Neck Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Neoplasm: • Primary: Thyroid ... BCM_InternalMed #Neck ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Neck Mass:
 • Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
 • Branchial Cleft Anomalies
Neck Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Congenital Neck ... • Lymphoma • Thyroid ... Carcinoma • Thyroid
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
lymphomas, head and neck ... - Drain scalp, neck ... : Thyroid/laryngeal ... of the head and neck ... oropharynx, anterior neck
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperdefecation • Anterior neck ... hyperthyroidism Diagnosis ... ↑ Free T4 • Thyroid ... suspected • Thyroid ... hyperthyroidism #causes #diagnosis
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphoma, Head / Neck ... Abdominal cancer, Thyroid ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
- Differential Diagnosis ... : • Head and neck ... Endocrine: • Thyroid ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism - Symptoms and Signs
Hypothyroidism:
 - General - From asymptomatic to myxedema coma, “Like
Fatigue - Face/Neck ... Reflexes - Face/Neck ... osculating over thyroid ... Symptoms #Signs #Diagnosis
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular disease Head/Neck ... renal failure), Thyroid ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
- Autoimmune: thyroid ... Neck: “dropping ... Differential DX: - Thyroid ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis