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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
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
mastoid air cells are ... 3: Necrosis of bone ... into contiguous areas ... postauricular crease ... symptoms #diagnosis #otology
BLT with a Kosher Pickle - Mnemonic for Cancers that Metastasize to Bone 

B - Breast
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Metastasize to Bone ... B - Breast ... #Metastasize #Bone ... Osseous #Mets #Oncology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
B-lines/ lung zone ... B-lines / lung zone ... Areas of sparing ... UAlberta_Sono #APE ... pulmonary #edema #comparison
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blood smear or on bone ... cells - Blood and Bone ... • Headaches, bone ... Intracellular Urate ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
hypercellular bone ... • Shortness of breath ... blood count with differential ... blood smear • Bone ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Other areas: - ... - Papules are ... malignancy), lymphoma, breast ... skin lesions by one ... #dermatology #oncology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... ESR usually at least ... present variably: On one ... one to two weeks ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Infiltration: Often breast ... NT) - If both are ... hemolysis) • ALP: Bone ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... counseling should be done ... complications are