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Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
Acute Pharyngitis ... : Differential Diagnosis ... tularemia • STDs: Acute ... Retroviral Syndrome ... #Differential #
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
Tongue Pathology ... , fissured tongue ... , and hairy tongue ... require biopsy to differentiate ... Burning mouth syndrome
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... • Cardio-renal syndrome ... cardiac imaging #Acute
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Injury (AKI) - Differential ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... KidneyInjury #Nephrology #Differential
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... causes: • Susac syndrome ... • Acute disseminated ... • Sjögren syndrome ... #inflammatory #differential
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
biopsy of the tongue ... under polarized microscopy ... AL #lightchain #NEJM
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... disease - Alport syndrome ... pain hematuria syndrome ... • Nutcracker syndrome ... #Hematuria #Differential
Gallstone Diseases
1. Asymptomatic Stones 75%
2. Biliary Pain 20%
3. Acute Cholecystitis 10%
4. Mirizzi's Syndrome < 0.1%
5. Cholangitis/
Acute Cholecystitis ... Mirizzi's Syndrome ... Fistula/Bouveret's Syndrome ... Gallstone #Diseases #differential
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Generalized Edema - Differential ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... • Sepsis • Acute ... #Generalized #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... symptomatology Differential ... Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... polyangiitis, Microscopic ... #differential #