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Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
hematuria • Signs ... Hydronephrosis • Malignant ... Stricture • Malignancy ... Hematuria: • Malignancy ... Urolithiasis • Malignancy
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... • Uremia • Meigs ... Algorithm #Hepatology #causes
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 ... disease Rare causes ... arthritis, IgG4-related ... - Solid tumors/malignancy
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Behcet Syndrome • Malignant ... , Melanoma • Malignant ... Idiopathic, Drug-related ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... Inflammatory: HLA-B27 related ... • Mimics: Malignancy ... consider HIA B27-related ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... individualized on a case-by-case ... catheter (IPC)–related ... there are any signs ... #Malignant #Pleural
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs, Symptoms and Pathophysiology
Delayed gastric emptying - Postprandial fullness, nausea, vomiting
Hypersensitivity to gastric
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs ... Pathophysiology Delayed ... hypersensitivity - Nausea ... hypersensitivity - Nausea ... symptoms #diagnosis #signs
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... : cirrhosis, malignancy ... more than one cause ... dullness, puddle sign ... incisional). 3) Signs
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
in blood flow caused ... Echocardiographic Signs ... Depends on the cause ... pneumothorax: dilated ... right ventricles, dilated
IBD - Assessment of Lack of Response (sLOR) - Differential Diagnosis
Non-inflammatory mechanisms:
 • IBS
 • Fibrostenotic
strictures • Malignancy ... mechanisms, Non-IBD related ... mechanisms, IBD-related ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes