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Depressed Moods - Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week period, depressed
Depressed Moods ... Mood Disorders - Differential ... context of specific stressor ... Bereavement #Adjustment #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Elevated Moods - Differential ... context of specific stressor ... Mood #Disorders #Depressed ... #Elevated #Differential ... Mania #Bipolar #Psychiatry
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... ), (neurologic/psychiatric ... or if a primary hematologic ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... shoulder pain, collateral ... • Vomiting, decreased ... emergencies #oncology #differential
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... Complement: Post-strep ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
Eosinophilia - Differential ... Parasites Drugs: - DRESS ... Hepatitis - Decreased ... #Eosinophilia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
limbic circuitry -> Decreased ... SAM) pathway -> Decreased ... Secondary #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
Deficiency • Decreased ... mobilize folate stores ... depleted tissue stores ... deficiency #FolicAcid #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... sweaty skin - Decreased ... environmental heat stress ... heat #illness #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
dysmotility • Depressed ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential