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Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
Mood Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... #Differential # ... #Psychiatry #Causes
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Moods - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... #Differential # ... Mania #Bipolar #Psychiatry
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... Agranulocytosis 3. ... Elevated LDH 5.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Lung involvement 3% ... autoantibodies #signs ... #symptoms #mimickers ... #differential # ... rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
affects infants < 3 ... : HLH signs and ... symptoms can mimic ... >500 ng/mL • Elevated ... soluble CD25 • Elevated
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... satiety, bendopnea. 3. ... : elevated jugular ... *Chronic HFrEF may
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Disease 3 ... Antibodies[PCH] 3. ... Hyperbilirubinemia • Elevated ... younger pts) Differential ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
if WBC > 5 or elevated ... : >3 symptoms, or ... Moderate > 2/3 and ... initiation • Differential ... #management #hematology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... • Progressive symptoms ... or proteinase 3 ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology