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Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Primary Bone Tumors ... - Thyroid - Lung ... • Aneurysmal Bone ... #Bony #Tumors # ... Tumours #MSK #Differential
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... - BWH Medicine ... BrighamChiefs #Bone ... #diagnosis #causes
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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e.g. fractured long ... bone) • Air Embolism ... • Dislocated Bone ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... elimination of CO2 & pH ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... /Other RGM • Cardiac ... ) - Bone Marrow ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... NTM #Infections #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... CA, small cell lung ... hemolysis) • ALP: Bone
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... an underlying cause ... stimulates our body ... , this list is long ... #Polycythemia #Differential
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph ... exam Determine Cardiac ... unless prior heart/lung ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... , verrucous) - Lung ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... Treat underlying cause ... #Diagnosis #cardiology