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Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Causes == Primary ... Mellitus Liver Function ... Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... #secondary #systemic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... Causes of Mitral ... (functional) chronic ... Regurgitation #differential ... #primary #secondary
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Chronic ... • Diffuse Lung ... Lung Infection ... Embolism • Primary
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis ... inflammation Primary ... Impaired cardiac function ... Beomycin • Acute or Chronic
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... Methotrexate ILD Secondary ... pneumonia: Acute, Chronic ... ILD #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... ear lobes Secondary ... of Secondary Otalgia ... subdural hematoma, lung ... Otalgia #Ear #Pain #Otology
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary ... Amenorrhea - Differential ... by age 16 with secondary ... age 14 without secondary ... Hypothalamic: • Functional
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... structure-related • Primary ... Parathyroid gland function-related ... Pheochromocytoma Chronic ... endocrinology #diagnosis #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
TB, NTM, PNA • Primary ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... function tests: ... #differential #
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... mitral valve - Secondary ... Causes of functional ... #Primary #Functional ... #Differential #