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Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
Baseline evaluation: CBC ... UA Most Common Causes ... - Psychiatric (9% ... gastrointestinal disease (9% ... Cardiopulmonary (9%
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... practices that could cause ... decreased PLT count: CBC ... function test, ANA ... patients if the cause
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) and Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA) - ANCA Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021
Vasculitis Management Algorithm ... Induction Rx: RTX over CYC ... over GC+RTX, GC+CYC ... , GC+AZA, GC+MMF ... ACR2021 #Guidelines #algorithm
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Severe Disease → Remission
Vasculitis Management Algorithm ... pulse IV GC with CYC ... MTX or AZA) with ... ACR2021 #Guidelines #algorithm
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ASA) • Renal Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... POCUS Elderly ... high, in this case ... hemorrhage is seen at 9 ... Rupture #Abdominal #POCUS
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
• Female:Male 9: ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... progresses • +AMA ... patients • +ANA ... 1.5 x ULN • AMA
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lymphocytic Leukemia (CBC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
7) Always in case ... person (search ANA ... 8) Always in case ... and aPL) 9) Unexplained ... diagnosis #sle #clues