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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
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Trauma • Tumor (Lung ... , Breast, Thyroid ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
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
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
the following areas ... impairment in important areas ... The pattern is stable ... and of long duration ... can be traced back
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
sudden-onset shortness of breath ... neck (shown in video ... and spaces can cause ... travels from these areas ... in subcutaneous areas
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Haverhill fever caused ... nodules on the back ... cancers, including lung ... , esophageal, breast ... Erythemas #comparison #table
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 ... : neuro, heme (bleeding ... , this list is long
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

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

Interestingly,
invasive procedures/ bleeding ... bedrest’s negative effects ... molecules move back ... 1928, a 32-page long ... other than GI bleeding
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
left a typical case ... pulmonary lobules, leading ... to widespread areas ... in the affected lung ... and difficult to detect