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Esophageal Cancer Staging Visualization

by Nigar Anjuman Khurram, MD @NigarAKhurram

#Esophageal #Cancer #Staging #oncology #esophagus #diagnosis #pathology
Esophageal Cancer ... Staging Visualization ... #Staging #oncology ... #esophagus #diagnosis ... #pathology
Most Common Breast Masses - Comparison between Fibroadenoma, Cysts and Cancer

#Diagnosis #Oncology #Breast #Masses #Comparison #Table
Fibroadenoma, Cysts and Cancer ... #Diagnosis # ... Oncology #Breast ... Masses #Comparison #Table ... Examination and History Taking
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
Infection-Related Cancers ... and neck, skin cancer ... MALToma, Gastric cancer ... #oncology #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis by Mechanism ... lung) - CNS pathology ... Hypothyroidism - Adrenal ... #Diagnosis #Table
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal Stains ... Mycology Lab: ... preparation from culture Pathology ... #diagnosis #fungi ... fungus #comparison #table
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , Breast) • Cancer ... Epitrochlear (Always pathologic ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Hyperuricemia • Acute renal ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cancer
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Patients with Cancer ... Cancer Related ... gammopathy of renal ... #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Primary ... Back Pathology: ... breast, prostate, renal ... #primarycare #table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... severe burns, third-spacing ... infusion reactions, adrenal ... #Diagnosis #table