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Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes of Primary ... (caries, abscess ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Disorders: • Infection ... tuberculosis, fungal infections ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... pain • Back pain ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... symptoms • Family ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... wall painAbdominal
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Management Summary Primary ... : TB, fungal infection ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... A STIM test can
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Primary and Secondary ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... #differential #causes
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Infections 2. ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... , abdominal pain
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... - Emergency Causes ... • primary and ... /abscess • Ankylosing ... #causes #neurology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... procedures - Infection ... (GI symptoms/endemic ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... unclear, or if a primary
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Inflammatory disease • Infection ... POST-RENAL Urinary ... Urethral stricture/valves ... /phimosis #Diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... epidural hematoma • Infection ... (abscess, etc) ... reflexes) • Urinary ... pathophysiology #diagnosis