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Common Causes of the Different Categories of Dizziness #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #EM #IM #Differential #Dizziness #Vertigo #Disequilibrium
Common Causes of ... of Dizziness #Diagnosis ... #PrimaryCare #EM ... Lightheadedness #Table #NEJM
Diagnostic flow chart for rash in pregnancy.8 CMV: cytomegalovirus. EBV: Epstein Barr virus. Source: adapted from
Diagnostic flow ... EBV: Epstein Barr ... pregnancy; 2011 #Diagnosis ... #PrimaryCare #Derm ... #EM #Rash #Pregnancy
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
extent of the nausea ... #Clinical #Derm ... #EM #Radiology # ... Pneumatosis #CT #NEJM
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
calcification of both adrenal ... confirmed the diagnosis ... and gut, which causes ... #clincial #peds ... #infant #NEJM #
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
APPROACH The term ... differential diagnosis ... broader differential diagnosis ... pathognomonic for SJS or EM ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
and Differential Diagnosis ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... suggest intrinsic renal ... neck, prostatic) #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Urology
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... cardiac, liver, renal ... drug history #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Nephro
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... 3) Meningitis Diagnose ... febrile seizure) #Diagnosis ... #Peds #EM #Classification
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts ... immune deposits on EM ... MPGN #nephrology #diagnosis ... #renal
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... glomerulonephritis) • Anti-GBM ... mucositis - Rash ... Differential Diagnosis