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Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... • Burns • Diarrhea ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... #Causes #Hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
(Clinical Dx). ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
Clinical Presentations ... infections can cause ... pseudotuberculosis; may mimic appendicitis ... • Nausea and ... #diagnosis #differential
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... ), Sjogren's Syndrome ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... vasculitis, and SLE ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
and Clinical Manifestations ... Causes of Thiamine ... Increased loss: - Diarrhea ... HF • Moderate pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #syndromes
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... diseases, such as SLE ... tract, and often causes ... gut involvement, abdominal ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute Abdominal ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Peritoneal - Bowel • Appendicitis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... again we might see ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome ... #Diagnosis #causes