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Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential ... or spicy food & drinks ... thick honey-yellow crusts ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... patients if the cause ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Aortic Stenosis (rings ... Aortic Stenosis (rings ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Hyperuricemia
Increased production
 • Solid-organ transplant
 • Tumor lysis syndrome
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Lesch Nyhan
Causes of Hyperuricemia ... Fructose (soft drinks ... Hyperuricemia #Causes ... UricAcid #diagnosis #differential
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
information and thinks ... Confabulation #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
Workup for cause ... "just another case ... highest on my differential ... Patient drinks ~ ... EtOH causes thiamine
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Bone/Joint Causes ... Hematoma Venous Causes ... injury • DVT (Risks ... #Leg #pain #differential
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
potential inciting causes ... Haverhill fever caused ... erythematous concentric rings ... • Cause is unknown ... comparison #table #differential
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic ... Diarrhea - Differential ... Osmotic • Food/Drink ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Causes ... #Differential #
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
abdomen/wound. drains ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification