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Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
referral to secondary care ... referral to secondary care ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Interstitial Lung Disease ... Debate if this should ... Connective Tissue Disease ... Pneumonconiosis - Lung disease ... Interstitial #Lung #Diseases
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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- Sickle cell disease ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... porphyria (rare ... testis - Hip and ... Pediatrics #Causes #Differential
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
ANA ≠ Autoimmune Disease ... should be interpreted ... connective tissue disease ... • Rheumatic Diseases ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease ... (HADD) - MSK Radiology ... Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease ... Differential diagnosis ... Hydroxyapatite #Deposition #Disease
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute ... causes of AKI should ... interstitial disease ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... categories of joint disease ... Arthritis: • Acute ... Paget disease) ... #MSK #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... should be obtained ... exclude inflammatory disease ... connective-tissue disease ... #Rheumatic #Disease
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
axial (spine, shoulders ... Rheumatologic Disease ... whippleii (Whipple's disease ... burgdorferi (Lyme disease ... Diagnosis #MSK #
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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intervertebral disc disease ... absent: lower back pain ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential