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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... /psychiatric changes
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Diseases: Korsakoff ... Cortical Blindness, Psychiatric ... Confabulation #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Algorithm and Differential ... osmolarity If cause ... signs • Glomerulonephritis ... #causes
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Vertigo - Differential ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Differential #
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Classification Types - Pathophysiology ... Comparison Obstructive ... in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... advanced valvular disease
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... signs of end-organ ... Renal parenchymal disease ... #causes #Differential
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... basement membrane disease ... hematuria • Signs ... of glomerular disease ... #urology #nephrology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... failure PBC Signs ... bile ducts Differential ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
increased morbidity and ... UA Most Common Causes ... 6% to 28%) - Psychiatric ... (4% to 8%) - Neurologic ... PrimaryCare #diagnosis #differential
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Histiocytosis and ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... is aimed at the psychiatric ... Classification #Types #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential