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Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... Alcohol/drug Vascular ... Pseudoseizures #Secondary ... Provoked #Seizures #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... inhabitants 3rd leading cause ... blindness, linked to macular ... edema, secondary ... Ophthalmology #Rheumatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
leakage of RBC's secondary ... , vascular disorders ... Thrombocytopenia: ITP • Secondary ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... (rituximab tx candidate ... primary hematologic disorder ... #Workup #hematology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Extraocular Movement Disorders ... Skew Deviation Casey ... Extraocular #Movement #Disorders ... ophthalmology #neurology ... differential #diagnosis #ocular
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
, Seizure disorders ... autoantibodies that will cause ... APS), Secondary ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology #
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
cryoglobulinemia Associated Disorders ... pulmonary emboli, and ocular ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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Causes of Neutropenia ... drug reactions - Secondary ... neutropenia in collagen vascular ... therapies-common - Secondary ... #hematology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... heart failure, neurologic ... with electrolyte disorders ... Causes: • Vascular ... Neurologic disorders
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Vascular Sludging ... Type III Often Secondary ... classification #rheumatology