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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myelogenous Leukemia • Primary ... conditions: • Rebound effect ... ITP • Rebound effect
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Causes of Mitral ... cleft, cushion defects ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Common Medications and Substances That Can Cause Urinary Incontinence

Classes and Mechanism of Effect
 - Antihypertensives
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Urinary Incontinence ... of Effect - Antihypertensives ... Psychotherapeutics - Others #Diagnosis ... Medications #Drugs #Differential ... #Causes
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Fragility Fractures - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Mineralization Defect ... Phosphate Deficiency Primary ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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Causes of Polyuria ... - Differential ... of Water: • Primary ... Other: Mannitol Defect ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast Effect ... Small secundum ASD ... Negative #Contrast #Effect ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... /Quantity: • Primary ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
Causes of Metabolic ... tubule diuretic effect ... > 20 meq/L • Primary ... tubule reabsorptive defect ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... mineralocorticoid-like effect ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #urinary
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... lines, osteo, endocarditis ... Treatment: Drug side effect ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential