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Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
stricture, luminal malignancy ... compression: Head/Neck Malignancy ... infections), Luminal malignancy ... Extrinsic compression: Vascular ... mass, enlarged aorta
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Bronchiectasis, Malignancy ... Strongy) • Malignancy ... Heart failure Vascular ... AVM, Thoracic aortic
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Low Back Pain - Differential ... tissue disease, Malignancy ... Referred: • Vascular ... - abdominal aortic ... Lower #BackPain #Differential
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... - Surgery - Malignancy ... TTP, APLS • Malignancy ... Hypercoagulability: - Malignancy ... #diagnosis #vascular
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... urinalysis, labs - Management ... casts on UA) - Vascular ... urinary tract malignancy ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... Lymphoma: These malignant ... can be benign or malignant ... can be benign or malignant ... Mediastinal #Mass #Differential
Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs)
 - classified into simple retention cysts, pseudocysts and cystic neoplasms 
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- different malignant ... histological and clinical ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #management ... #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Non-Infectious (NTBE): • Malignancy ... CA • Involves aortic ... insult due to vascular ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Hantavirus • Malignant ... abnormalities • Muscular ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... • Neuroleptic malignant ... antipsychotics) • Malignant ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Workup