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Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Causes of Chronic ... in duration) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Depression/anxiety • Abdominal ... #Causes #OBGyn
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... #Causes #Differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Immunocompromised status • Chronic ... status NTM Cause ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... NTM #Infections #differential
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... abscessus, chelonae ... Naegleria fowleri • Chronic ... - And, in rare cases
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
from a group to assess ... > incidence in chronic ... how related two values ... but not on the causal ... #calculations #diagnosis
Causes of Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis
 • Malignancy: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Other neoplasm
 • Infections: Human
Causes of Night ... Sweats - Differential ... tuberculosis, Mycobacterium ... coccidioidomycosis), Lung abscess ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... to bolus these values ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... tests before beginning ... #Diagnosis #causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... pain, chronic diarrhea ... factor • May cause
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... an underlying cause ... that a one-off value ... normal/high - Chronic ... Best to have an