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Causes of Solid or Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Solid Renal Mass:
 • Benign <3
Causes of Solid ... - Differential Diagnosis ... on ultrasound, Well-demarcated ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... - Differential Diagnosis ... compliant arteries) • Well ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #cardiology
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Superficial - Well-localized ... - Deep - Less well-localized ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... score • PERC; Well ... #Chest #Pain #Diagnosis
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
mastitis • Usually caused ... tumour of fat cells ... soft, non-tender, well-circumscribed ... #differential #diagnosis ... #surgery #causes
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... some red blood cells ... frothy sputum, as well ... massive PE, as well ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
Causes of ileitis ... amyloidosis as well ... articles/PMC2914216/ #Diagnosis
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
potential inciting causes ... Haverhill fever caused ... Well-circumscribed ... • No well-described ... #differential #diagnosis
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... Physiologic Causes ... Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... Pathologic Causes ... Pathophysiology #causes
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
findings confirmed a diagnosis ... amyloidosis is a well-recognized ... cause of macroglossia ... Early diagnosis