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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Vertebrae (most common ... : lung, breast, ... : lung, breast, ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Usually composed ... nodules on the back ... cancers, including lung ... , esophageal, breast ... Erythemas #comparison #table
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... - gastric and breast ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... DDX - Other causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
dyspnea • (Less common ... Exam: Can be normal ... , Shortness of breath ... chills, weakness, lack ... factor • May cause
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Look back in the ... , this list is long ... workup, think about common ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
hospitalization is commonly ... molecules move back ... 1928, a 32-page long ... standing still, compared ... pseudoanemia is a normal