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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
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... common: lung, breast ... common: lung, breast ... #Pain #Differential ... #primarycare #table
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... • Shortness of breath ... sustained over a one-hour ... • New-onset back ... #differential #
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders - Differential ... the following areas ... impairment in important areas ... The pattern is stable ... can be traced back
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
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
nodules on the back ... lung, esophageal, breast ... • This one is ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... Patients As: • Black ... degeneration • Retinal breaks ... #Floaters #Differential ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... during Delivery • Stable ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... counseling should be done
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
surgery (e.g. breast ... • Non-cataract ophthalmologic ... procedures (e.g. bone ... biopsy, cervical cone ... Perioperative #Procedures #Table