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Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Neurologic • ... • Anti-Depressants ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
PT, aPTT(liver disease ... ANA (e.g., SLE), anti-phospholipid ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... bypass), LFT (liver disease ... ), HBsAg/anti-HBc
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Borrelia (Lyme Disease ... VASCULITIS - Behcet Disease ... ; Positive for anti-ganglioside ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
an autoimmune disease ... - but 5% have anti—muscle-specific ... More likely to cause ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... tract, and often causes ... abdominal pain and GN Anti-GBM ... Urticarial Vasculitis (anti-C1q
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
levels • NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4 ... • Infectious causes ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... AntiCRMP IgG, Anti-Hu ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Hemorrhage - Ant ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
of cases) 2 ... seen in 30—70% of cases ... connective tissue disease ... disease - MPO>PR3 ... #rheumatology #diseases
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and their Disease ... - Graves' disease ... connective tissue disease ... (TTG) - Celiac disease ... #Associations #diseases
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... Rare causes: ... , IgG4-related disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes