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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Infection: Epidural abscess ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... pain often not ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pain, hemoptysis ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... bruising/erythema/sign ... abscess: • Collection ... diseases #benign #differential ... #table
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... life-threatening causes ... of chest pain, ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs ... Presentation #comparison #Table
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
 -
Diagnosis and Management ... from TB endemic areas ... extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Mediterranean areas ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... #differential #
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... presenting with chest ... Assess for high ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... • Symptoms and signs ... continence • Pain ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... #algorithm
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... pain 3. ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms