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Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
scalp, skin • Differential ... pulmonary • Differential ... Thyroid/laryngeal disease ... cytomegalovirus, dental disease ... Drain larynx, tongue
Oral / Mouth Lesions and Ulcers (Adult & Elderly) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Teeth
 • GERD (Dissolves
Adult & Elderly) - Differential ... (Strawberry Tongue ... • Other Gum Disease ... Chronic Liver Disease ... Ulcers #Ulcerating #Differential
Increased Urination - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Increased Volume / Frequency
 • Increased osmotic load (Increased
Increased Urination - Differential ... Chronic kidney disease ... Chronic kidney disease ... Pelvic Muscle Tone ... Increased #Urination #Differential
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
of Dysarthria - Differential ... Breathy Speech, Tongue ... • Motor Neuron Disease ... • Parkinson's Disease ... Dysarthria #Neurology #Differential
Oral histoplasmosis in a transplant patient
50 F Midwest hx liver transplant on prednisone MMF fever, sweats,
sites include tongue ... other infectious diseases ... may not Other differentials ... University Infectious Diseases
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... decreased muscle tone ... Influenza, EBV, Dengue ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... fasciculations) • BULBAR: Tongue ... conditions listed in differential
Bilateral LMN palsy with tongue weakness, wasting and fasciculations.  →  Bulbar motor Neuron disease

Note
LMN palsy with tongue ... Bulbar motor Neuron disease ... Note the wrinkled tongue ... @bobvarkey #tongue
Kawasaki Disease

Diagnostic criteria: 5-day fever PLUS four of the following…
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Bilateral conjunctivitis
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Cervical lymph
Kawasaki Disease ... lips/strawberry tongue ... feet #Kawasaki #Disease
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
Tongue Pathology ... Geographic tongue ... , fissured tongue ... , and hairy tongue ... require biopsy to differentiate