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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
and Differential ... Algorithm - ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential # ... Peds #Pediatrics #Cardiology
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tumours #MSK #Differential ... #Orthopedics #Causes ... #Oncology #Radiology
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm ... hyperplasia of bone ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Algorithm ... #Differential # ... Causes #Workup #
Bone Lesion on X-Ray - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Exostotic
 • Osteochondroma
Asymptomatic &/or Non-Active Bone Scam
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... BoneLesion #XRay #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tumours - See Bone ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Excessive GI losses ... Pancreatitis - Hungry bones ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Magnesium #Table #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... fractured long bone ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intra-Articular - Bone ... Intraarticular #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... NOT OSD in all cases ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
lymphangioscintigraphy can be done ... Although nonhepatic causes ... This differential ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential