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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Diagnosis Primary ... arthritis of the spine ... Manifestations: • Infection ... #causes #primarycare ... #table
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
Red Flags in Back ... modification, NSAIDs) • Infection ... • Cauda equina syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #primarycare #checklist
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis ... acute enteric infection ... (e.g. fibromyalgia ... Less severe, more common ... More severe, less common
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
Syndrome What? ... Migraine* (most common ... cause) • Infection ... #Wonderland #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... immunosuppression (eg ... Non-pigmented (hyaline ... sometimes have this morphology ... to amphoB) • Combo
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... otalgia Most Common ... otalgia Most Common ... Loss of vision or black ... #differential #diagnosis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Acute stroke syndromes ... sensory changes - Common ... electromyographic (EMG ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Common Dermatological ... Distribution and Morphology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #skin #common # ... distribution #primarycare
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
tongue are the most common ... with a candidal infection ... Burning mouth syndrome ... Recognition and diagnosis ... examination of tongue morphology
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Commonly affects ... distance from the line ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #Atlas