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Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Algorithm and Management ... Diathesis, AVM, Aneurysm ... Subarachnoid: Trauma, Aneursym ... #neurology #treatment
Diseases Presenting with Pain Out Of Proportion (POOP) - Differential Diagnosis:
 - Orbital Cellulitis 
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Diseases Presenting ... Proportion (POOP) - Differential ... Otitis Externa - Aortic ... Ludwig's Angina - Aortic ... Abdominal Aneurysm
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Fever, Whipple Disease ... , Cogan's Disease ... Aneurysms and Dissection ... Regurgitation #Differential
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Low Back Pain - Differential ... Connective tissue disease ... Vascular - abdominal aortic ... aneurysm; • ... cholecystitis; • Neurologic
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... Obstructive arterial disease ... aneurysm • Aortic ... coarctation • Takayasu disease ... Disorders #Cardiology #Differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... • Dilating Aneurysm ... • Trauma - Neurologic
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... valve disease ... aneurysm 3. ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... Myeloproliferative disease ... originating from aneurysms ... Dissection • Aneurysm ... pathophysiology #hematology #differential
Causes of SVC Syndrome - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Benign (15-40%): Thrombosis (aka catheter-associated), Goiter, Fibrosing
SVC Syndrome - Differential ... Fungal Infection, Aortic ... Aneurysm, Retrosternal ... Cancers, Metastatic Disease ... SVC #Syndrome #Differential
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... Ruptured abdominal aortic ... aneurysm • Pancreatitis ... • Peptic ulcer disease ... • Metabolic disease