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Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Common Causes of Vaginitis

#Vaginitis #Differential #Diagnosis #Comparison #Table #Testing #Gynecology #OBGyn
and Diagnosis of Common ... #Vaginitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table #Testing
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... eosinophilia (common ... #Differential #
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
(particularly common ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes #Workup
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Common Vasopressors ... be used in all types ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #comparison ... #table #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
- "Neo" - More common ... (arrhythmia in setting ... Inotropes #management #criticalcare ... #summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... separate D-lactate testing ... sugars in the colon ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... Common causes: ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
Characteristics of Common Lipid Disorders
Polygenic hypercholesterolemia
Atherogenic dyslipidemia
 • Frequently accompanied by central obesity or diabetes
Familial hypercholesterolemia,
Characteristics of Common ... Dysbetalipoproteinemia (type ... disorders #diseases #comparison ... #table #defects ... #diagnosis #differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Most common cytopenia ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential ... Treatment: Goals: Treating
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
form of delayed-type ... or trunk most commonly ... • Most commonly ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential