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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 ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
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 ... Personality #Disorders #Differential
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... • Shortness of breath ... Sausage-like" hemorrhagic retinal ... • New-onset back ... Progressive decline in mental
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
eyebrows, perinasal areas ... Erythema with greasy ... - Sun-exposed areas ... with adherent, greasy ... Erythematous macerated areas
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Neuro: altered mental ... wet (dependent areas ... , back of thigh/ ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Neuro: altered mental ... wet (dependent areas ... , back of thigh/ ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Haverhill fever caused ... nodules on the back ... lung, esophageal, breast ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... Immunocompromised state - General ... dormitories) - Lack ... lesions in other areas ... signs #symptoms #differential
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

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

Interestingly,
molecules move back ... can cause a Hg ... lying down and can cause ... GI bleeding in general ... pathophysiology #differential