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Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Syphilis, Lyme disease ... Inflammatory/AI: CIDP ... Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Fabry's disease ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
Romberg's Test for ... Meaning: Positive test ... • Cerebellar disease ... Unilateral vestibular disease ... proprioception #physicalexam
Clinical features of varicose vein disease and Trendelenburg Brodie test for venous valve competence
Varicose veins result
varicose vein disease ... Trendelenburg Brodie test ... TrendelenburgBrodie #test ... #physicalexam
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Renal parenchymal disease ... cause of renal disease ... • Renovascular disease ... #Hypertension #Differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... of liver blood tests ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Breast Cancer - Visible Signs on Physical Examination:

Retraction, Abnormal Contours, Skin Dimpling, Nipple Retraction, Edema, Paget's
Edema, Paget's Disease ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Nail diseases and disorders.
 - Spoon Nails (Koilonychia)
 - Pitting of Nails
 - Beau's Lines
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Nail diseases and ... Fingernail #Disorders #Differential ... Table #Clinical #PhysicalExam
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Syndrome Systemic disease ... pathognomonic laboratory tests ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... ) Differential Diagnosis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... , Drugs, Liver Disease ... Electrolytes: Wilson's disease ... Laboratory Tests ... #Hemolysis #Differential
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
etiology, narrow the differential ... examinations & infectious disease ... tests.