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Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Primary Bone Tumors ... - Differential ... in adults - Breast ... Tumours #MSK #Differential ... Orthopedics #Causes #Oncology
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... renal, Bladder, Breast ... Miscellaneous - Bone ... Hyperthyroid, Bony ... Hypercalcemia #Differential
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Thoracic Malignancy (Breast ... Thoracic Wall, Breast ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD #Differential ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
3: Necrosis of bone ... destroying thin bony ... into contiguous areas ... postauricular crease ... symptoms #diagnosis #otology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... • Shortness of breath ... sustained over a one-hour ... • Dyspnea at rest ... #differential #
BLT with a Kosher Pickle - Mnemonic for Cancers that Metastasize to Bone 

B - Breast
L
Metastasize to Bone ... B - Breast ... #Metastasize #Bone ... Osseous #Mets #Oncology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy - Pathophysiology
PTH-mediated
 • Parathyroid cancer
 • Ectopic production: Small cell lung cancer, ovarian
resorption in the bone ... resorption in the bone ... lung, Renal Cell, Breast ... Pathophysiology #Differential
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
inflammatory disorder of bone ... radiographs of affected areas ... characteristic sites ... , breast bone, pelvis ... blockers had the best
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Adenoma
 • Hyperplasia
 • MEN 1 and 2A
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Breast, Kidney, ... Cytokine-Mediated Bone ... Lymphomas) Metastatic Bone ... Hypercalcemia #Differential
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
D) Increased bone ... Paget's disease of bone ... Multiple myeloma (bone ... metastases: thyroid, breast ... endocrinology #diagnosis #differential