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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
(most common: lung ... , breast, prostate ... , breast, melanoma ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung abscess ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... • Diminished breath
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... Infiltration: Often breast ... lung CA, lymphoma ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
rapidly progresses: cell ... death Common Clinical ... wet (dependent areas ... , back of thigh/ ... #differential #causes
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
sudden-onset shortness of breath ... and spaces can cause ... travels from these areas ... in subcutaneous areas ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... Look back in the ... Too many cells in ... : neuro, heme (bleeding
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
rapidly progresses: cell ... death Common Clinical ... wet (dependent areas ... , back of thigh/ ... #differential #causes
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Well-circumscribed ... nodules on the back ... cancers, including lung ... , esophageal, breast ... Erythemas #comparison #table
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
inform immediate clinical ... and lipid rescue pack ... ensure adequate lung ... establish intravenous access ... Conventional therapies to treat
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
for bone, skin, lungs ... various tissues, leading ... populations) CLINICAL ... SPECTRUM Common areas ... Blood tests to assess