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ECG findings - Brugada Syndrome - 3 Types 

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Brugada #Syndrome #Table #Types
ECG findings - Brugada ... #Diagnosis # ... Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Brugada #Syndrome ... Morphology #ALiEM
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
common cause) • Infection ... (e.g. encephalitis ... Brain lesions (e.g ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
conservative therapy (e.g ... modification, NSAIDs) • Infection ... • Cauda equina syndrome ... #diagnosis #primarycare ... #checklist
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Diagnosis Primary ... Manifestations: • Infection ... spondyloarthritis (e.g ... spondyloarthritis (e.g ... #primarycare #table
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
with a candidal infection ... require biopsy to differentiate ... benign lesions (e.g ... Burning mouth syndrome ... Recognition and diagnosis
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infection • ... Patellofemoral Syndrome ... Disease • Patella (e.g ... Subluxation) Spine
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
region Viral Syndromes ... ) testing of a saliva ... sample (e.g., for ... possibly PCR testing (e.g ... Fever #Travel #Differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #Endocarditis #Differential
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Tenderness → Consider infectious ... Aldolase levels • EMG ... forward of the spine ... #rheumatology #differential