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Causes of Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thyroid
 • Thymoma
 • Teratoma
Causes of Mediastinal ... Mass - Differential ... Mass: • Aneurysm ... #Mass #Mediastinum ... #Causes
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Thoracic aorta (Aneurysm ... Bronchogenic tumor • Aneurysm ... include aortic aneurysm ... include aortic aneurysms ... #Mass #Differential
Posterior Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurofibroma
 • Neurosarcoma
 • Neuroblastoma
 • Ganglioneuroma
 • Meningocele
Posterior Mediastinal ... Mass - Differential ... Chondrosarcoma • Vascular ... aneurysm • Paraspinal ... #Mass #Differential
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential ... Diagnosis • Vascular ... dissection, Aortic anourysm ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
ring, aneurysm ... Compression: Malignancy, Mediastinal ... mass, Vascular ... ring, aneurysm ... Noisy #Breathing #differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Dilating Aneurysm ... Myocarditis Pulmonary / Mediastinal ... Causes: - Vascular
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Teratoma • Mediastinal ... Mass Relief With ... Endobronchial Disease: • Vascular
Sellar / Pituitary Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adenoma - Primary Anterior Pituitary
 - Secreting
Sellar / Pituitary Mass ... - Differential ... Non-Adenomatous - Vascular ... • Aneurysm ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... malformation, Aneurysm ... #Causes #neurology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... symptoms suggest a mass ... Diabetes Mellitus • Aneurysm ... Diabetes Mellitus • Aneurysm ... Diabetes Mellitus • Aneurysm