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Venous Ulcer and DVT: Chronic venous insufficiency with additional swelling caused by acute DVT.
There is also
DVT: Chronic venous ... additional swelling caused ... #Leg #Chronic # ... Venous #Insufficiency ... #Edema #DVT #UCSDH
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... Edema - Differential ... Obstruction / Insufficiency ... vein thrombosis, Chronic ... venous stasis
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... ICH, Cerebral venous ... #Differential # ... #neurology
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
lichenification (chronic ... Usually on lower legs ... insufficiency. ... pigmentation, edema ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... leukoencephalopathy, Cerebral venous ... • EEG: With persistent ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
(NCPE) - Differential ... hemorrhage, and seizure ... hypoxemic respiratory insufficiency ... rising the systemic venous ... #causes #differential
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... - Chronic ... cardiovascular causes ... without EEG correlation ... #Neurology #Geriatrics
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... transfusion • HTN and edema ... deficiency • Renal insufficiency ... #diagnosis #causes ... potassium #high #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... transfusion • HTN and edema ... deficiency • Renal insufficiency ... #diagnosis #causes ... potassium #high #nephrology
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... ) - Previous chronic ... Obesity Cerebral venous ... neurological findings or seizure ... signs #symptoms #differential