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Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... edema • Lens dislocation ... Concussion Other Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... ophthalmology #causes
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
- Differential Diagnosis ... Painless: Lens Dislocation ... Retinal Artery Occlusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #ophthalmology
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Vasculitis Occlusion ... Trauma to Vessel (dislocation ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... Findings → Clinical diagnosis ... BAL) • Exclusion ... of alternative causes ... Sarcoidosis #Algorithm #diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
causing partial occlusion ... thrombus formation causes ... partial occlusion ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Disease Vaso-occlusive ... Differentiate from vaso-occlusive ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... syndrome - Veno-occlusive ... Portal vein occlusion ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... - Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Vascular occlusion ... NephroP #AKI #causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Causes of Splenomegaly ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Thrombus (e.g ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Common RBC Inclusions and Associations
 • Howell Jolly Bodies: Hyposplenism, Asplenism, Severe hemolytic anemia
 • Heinz
• Hemoglobin H Inclusion ... Inclusions #Bodies #diagnosis ... #hematology