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Posterior Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurofibroma
 • Neurosarcoma
 • Neuroblastoma
 • Ganglioneuroma
 • Meningocele
Posterior Mediastinal ... Mass - Differential ... • Paraspinal abscess ... • Small cell lung ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung abscess ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Differential
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Change in clinical ... - what is the bleeding ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... palpable abdominal mass ... • Should be on differential ... no matter how long ... the OR • HD stable
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Food products Risk ... bloodstream - seeding ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Disease: • Clinical ... NTM #Infections #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... the lesion Posterior ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... during Delivery • Stable ... Period • Breast-feeding ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... Subdural hematoma, mass ... Encephalitis • Brain abscess ... tenfold increased risk ... Seizure #Elderly #Neurology
Post Cardiac Catheterization Complications
Access site complications
 • Hematoma - Pain, swelling, bruising
 • Retroperitoneal bleed -
Complications Access ... swelling, pulsatile mass ... JVD • Stroke - Neurologic ... nephropathy - Rise ... #differential #