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Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
Differential Diagnosis ... stricture, luminal malignancy ... compression: Head/Neck Malignancy ... infections), Luminal malignancy ... mass, enlarged aorta
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... Cervical osteophytes, malignancy ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... the underlying cause ... #Dysphagia #Differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Infections • Malignancy ... lymphoproliferative syndrome Clinical ... rule in SLE Malignancy
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Malignant or accelerated ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Causes: • Vascular ... Coarctation of aorta ... #causes #Differential
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Causes of Renal ... Infarction - Differential ... Fibromuscular dysplasia ... Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignant ... syndrome, Hyperacute vascular
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... lung disease Malignancy ... dermatomyositis) Malignancy ... statins - probably caused ... #rheumatology #differential