Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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Academic Hospitalist and Program Director @SinaiBmoreIMRes, Medicine clerkship director GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences RMC at Sinai, Clinical reasoning,Simulation and POCUS enthusiast - https://twitter.com/rav7ks
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Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... associated with infection ... #Otology #Otolaryngology ... #differential #diagnosis
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... New-onset back pain ... Dyspnea, chest pain ... #differential #diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Alcohol-induced pain ... : Pain in involved ... Solid Tumors • Tuberculosis ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #hematology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... : • helminth infections ... • Tuberculosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Disorders: • Infection ... fungal infections ... • Abdominal pain ... • Back pain ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... - Syphilis - Tuberculosis ... Knee #Effusions #causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... (tuberculosis) ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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- Differential Diagnosis ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... dysfunction; toxic ingestions ... Anxiety, fright, pain ... #Differential #Diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... 80% sensitive Tuberculous ... - Hemorrhage, tuberculomas ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases