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Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... - Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Nerve V: • TMJ syndrome ... differentiate disease ... Otalgia #Ear #Pain #Otology
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Broncholithiasis - Infectious Causes ... Noninfectious Causes ... Endobronchial Tumor ... Broncholithiasis #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... involvement • Bronchoscopy ... Goodpasture's cause ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
- Differential ... Dolor, Calor, and Rumor ... are non-specific markers ... Angioedema • Sweet syndrome ... • Compartment syndrome
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... ILD Secondary to ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... ILD #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... dyskinesia • Young syndrome ... obstructive • Bronchoscopy ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
changes and may cause ... Malnutrition due to ... • Tumor-induced ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Nutrition #Differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ab to AChR blocks ... with: - Thymic tumors ... muscles: “myasthenic crises ... life-threatening Differential ... Myasthenia Crises
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
which can be a marker ... immunodeficiency, is caused ... differentiate benign ... granular cell tumors ... Burning mouth syndrome
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... management #hematology #oncology