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Tick Borne Illnesses
 • Lyme (Borrelia)
 • Babesiosis (Babesia)
 • Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)
 • Human
Tick Borne Illnesses ... BostonChiefs #Tick #Borne ... #Illnesses #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... Sarcoidosis Lower zone ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
years - Upper GI Study ... 6 mSv 2 years BONE ... S IMAGING - Bone ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... Risks #Testing #Study
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
99m radionuclide bone ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... Risks #Testing #Study
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
chaffeensis, Tick: Lone ... tick #tickborne #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... to think of the differential ... have more than one ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
cornea), poor bone ... • Vitamin D - Bone ... : • Calcium - Bone ... vitamin #nutrition #table ... #differential #
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Erdheim-Chester disease: - Bone ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Distributive (↓ Vascular tone ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Pancreatitis - Hungry bones ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table