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Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Differential ... Meningitis, Cerebellar abscess ... • Cogan's syndrome ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential #
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Infection: Cellulitis, Abscess ... : - Epidural abscess ... #Leg #pain #differential ... lower #extremity #msk
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... POCUS has a negative ... #POCUS #Accuracy
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... ), Epidural abscess ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... #differential #
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
hepatitis, Liver abscess ... ), Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Subdiaphragmatic abscess ... #RUQ #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Marfan's Syndrome ... blood vessels • Abscess ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Hemoptysis - Differential ... westermani, PNA, Lung abscess ... Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome ... #Hemoptysis #Differential ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #causes
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Klebsiella Thigh Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Redness over the thigh. POCUS shows this.
Klebsiella Thigh Abscess ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) Redness ... POCUS shows this ... #MSK #Clinical
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Chordae Tendineae on POCUS ... Many underlying causes ... Assess for MR when ... - Arizona Ultrasound ... Chordae #Tendineae #POCUS