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Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... Dilatation - Differential ... sludge), Mirizzi's syndrome ... pancreatitis, PSC (or secondary ... diagnosis #hepatology #gastroenterology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Causes of Hypertension ... - Differential ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... wave inversion syndrome ... Secondary T wave ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Bone/Joint Causes ... Neuropathy (DM, Vit B12 ... #Leg #pain #differential ... lower #extremity #msk
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... A, Parvovirus B19 ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... to Treatment: Drug
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
thought to be secondary ... frequently benign causes ... carotid sinus syndrome ... syncope (ruling out differential ... The treatment strategy
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... ; possible secondary ... presentation & look for secondary ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... hyperparathyroidism • Secondary ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Nutrition #Differential
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prevalence up to 12% ... Malignancies: Secondary ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... urine #management #treatment