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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... , breast, prostate ... , breast, melanoma ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ... pregnancy related cause ... Hemodynamically stable ... thromboembolic disease, breast ... endometrial path0100' or breast
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Pupillary Defects - Differential ... Trauma • Tumor (Lung ... , Breast, Thyroid ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Proptosis - Differential ... - Metastatic (breast ... , prostate, lung ... Unilateral #Bilateral #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... since in many cases ... is to describe areas ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... • Large volume feeding ... • Diminished breath ... Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
wet (dependent areas ... • Hemorrhagic: bleeding ... , post-partum) bleeding ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
wet (dependent areas ... • Hemorrhagic: bleeding ... , post-partum) bleeding ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Haverhill fever caused ... cancers, including lung ... , esophageal, breast ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Infiltration: Often breast ... CA, small cell lung ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding