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Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Symptoms • Cauda Equina ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Liver Abscess - Differential Diagnosis
Pyogenic:
 • Hepatobiliary
 • Colonic
 • Bacteremia
Entamoeba histolytica:
 • Fecal/oral
 • Colitis
Liver Abscess - ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Stool O+P, PCR ... • PAIR + albendazole ... Diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Diagnosis: • ... Spinal infection/abscess ... #syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Neurocysticercosis, PML ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... blood vessels • Abscess ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #differential # ... #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Diagnosis Red ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... roots -> Cauda equina ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... - Urine Na/K/Cl ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential