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Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... Normal RBCs • Acute ... #Causes #Hematology
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Abnormality • SLE ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Secondary #dermatology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Causes of acute ... diarrhea 2. ... Systemic disease ... #management #algorithm
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Infectious diarrhea ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... ) • Systemic granulomatous ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Autoimmune (SLE ... Culture (+): Acute ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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, vomiting, diarrhea ... Central nervous system ... 14%), in which case ... enzymes ↑ • Mild anemia ... • New onset SLE
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Diagnosis and Management ... PMR) is a common systemic ... disease of unknown cause ... presents with an acute ... • Normocytic anemia