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Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Compression fracture, Spinal ... Connective tissue disease ... • Vascular - abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... Diagnosis #causes #primarycare
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Splenic vein thrombus ... • Splenic infarction ... aortic aneurysms ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Systemic Diseases ... Manifestations: • Infection ... Aorta: Dissection, Aneurysm ... Diagnosis #causes #primarycare
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
white matter, spinal ... +/- myocardial infarction ... coronary artery aneurysms ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Cardiogenic: Myocardial Infarction ... , Severe Valve Disease ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... compartment syndrome
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... Leg Pain: • Infection ... Aortic/Iliac artery aneurysms ... - HIV - Lyme disease
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
PostPrandial Insulin A1c ... Hypertension, Overweight, Abdominal ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome ... PCOS), Pancreatic Disease ... Classification #primarycare
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Causes of Renal Infarction ... - Differential ... renal artery • Aneurysms ... with mural thrombi ... #Causes #Differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... gut involvement, abdominal ... , recent viral infection ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms