General Internal Medicine
and Peter Hamilton2 (1) Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (2) Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Approach to…
Gastroenterology
(1) Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Nausea and Vomiting Differential Diagnosis NEUROLOGIC organic—infections, tumors, multiple sclerosis, vestibular nerve or brain stem lesions…
Obstetric Medicine
Change Clinical Implication Core temperature Unchanged Fever should be investigated and treated; maternal fever is teratogenic in T1, and associated with adverse perinatal outcomes in T3 Upper airway ↑…
Dermatology
(1) Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA Eczema Differential Diagnosis of Pruritus INFLAMMATORY dermatitis—atopic dermatitis, asteatotic eczema,…
Rheumatology
(1) Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Septic Arthritis Differential Diagnosis of Monoarthritis ★ICU RN★ I nfections BACTERIAL—Gonococci, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Enterobacteriaceae, Borrelia…
Pulmonary Medicine
(1) Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Asthma Exacerbation Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing EXTRATHORACIC AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION oropharynx—enlarged tonsils, retropharyngeal abscess, obesity, post-nasal…
Cardiology
(1) Interventional Cardiologist, Calgary, AB, Canada Aortic Dissection Differential Diagnosis CARDIAC myocardial—myocardial infarction, angina, myocarditis valvular—aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation pericardial—pericarditis vascular—aortic dissection RESPIRATORY parenchymal—pneumonia, cancer pleural—pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pleural effusion,…
Nephrology
(1) Division of Nephrology and Transplant Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Acute Renal Failure: Pre-renal NEJM 2007 357:8 Differential Diagnosis TRUE INTRAVASCULAR FLUID LOSS…
