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Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Upper Quadrant Pain ... hepatitis, Liver abscess ... hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications ... differential #diagnosis ... #causes #abdominalpain
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Thyroid disease • Infectious ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... • Toxic: Medications ... Insomnia, HTN, PRES, Pain ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Infection: Cellulitis ... Inflammation: Wounds ... entrapment • Infections ... #differential #
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Manifestations: • Infection ... : Epidural abscess ... Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
- Emergency Causes ... spondylitis • gunshot wounds ... toon • Spinal infection ... /abscess • Ankylosing ... #diagnosis #causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... Hematoma - Stab wound ... Infarction - Infection ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
and M. leprae Found ... status NTM Cause ... - M. abscessus ... diarrhea, abdominal pain ... #differential #