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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... • Sickle Cell Anemia ... Disruption • Trauma ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... • Sickle cell anemia ... Musculoskeletal • Trauma ... #Differential #
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... Vascular Infectious Trauma ... Infectious joint pain ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma ... Electrolyte disturbance, Uremia ... Insomnia, HTN, PRES, Pain ... #Status #AMS #Differential
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
Schistocytes are ... In the right photo ... seen in hemolytic anemias ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... is mechanical trauma
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... pseudogout • Trauma ... Red Flags: • Trauma ... #differential # ... lower #extremity #msk
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... underlying dz (SLE, uremia ... instrumentation, EtOH, blunt trauma ... Asthenic body, h/o trauma ... Management #Algorithm #differential
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Causes of Abdominal Pain ... Pancreatitis - Trauma ... Acute porphyria (rare ... #Abdominal #Pain ... Pediatrics #Causes #Differential
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
• Mechanical Trauma ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... lactam antibiotics are ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #hematology #anemia
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Eye/Temple • Pain ... quickly, deep pain ... - Post-Trauma, ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc