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Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Brain Injury, Alzheimer's ... Disease, Anton's ... Blindness, Psychiatric ... Disorders By Dr ... Confabulation #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... in Behcet syndrome ... is a skin prick test ... disease) Differential ... #management #signs
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
clinical symptoms/signs ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... signs below the ... - Sarcoidosis, Behcet ... disease - SLE ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Differential Diagnosis ... when evaluation should ... signs of end-organ ... or acute kidney injury ... Renal parenchymal disease
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Hemostasis - Differential ... cascade is intact - test ... von Willebrand syndrome ... of factor VII should ... liver function tests
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Capitis - Skin Disease ... , Loose anagen syndrome ... Examination: • Signs ... • Pull test
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... The evaluation should ... • Patients should ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Mitochondrial disorders
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... • Bilateral signs ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... management #neurology #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... VASCULITIS: • Behçet ... disease Differential ... purpura: strong sign ... retinopathy Lab Tests