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Primary and Secondary Causes of Cardiomyopathy
(a) Primary cardiomyopathies 
 - Genetic 
 - Mixed (genetic/acquired)
Primary and Secondary ... Cardiomyopathy (a) Primary ... - Nutritional deficiencies ... #NonIschemic #Primary ... Cardiomyopathy #Differential
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Infection • Primary ... folate/combined deficiencies ... #Neutropenia #Differential
Causes of Purpura - Differential Diagnosis
Disruption in Vascular Integrity: 
 • Trauma, Infection, Vasculitis, Drug induced
Causes of Purpura - Differential ... disorders, Nutritional deficiencies ... Hemostasis: • Primary ... palpable #Causes #Differential
Causes of Primary and Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Amenorrhea - No onset of menarche
Causes of Primary ... Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Primary ... Abnormalities and Enzyme Deficiencies ... Secondary #Amenorrhea #Differential
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary ... Amenorrhea - Differential ... Abnormalities and Enzyme Deficiencies ... Hypothyroidism #Primary ... #Amenorrhea #Differential
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
usually IgM) (e.g. primary ... Defects: Enzyme deficiencies ... Extravascular #Causes #differential
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Primary Cardiomyopathies ... • Nutritional deficiencies ... cardiology #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... cause nutrient deficienies ... unclear, or if a primary ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
 •
NO underlying primary ... secondary immune deficiencies ... diagnosis #hematology #Differential
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... /Quantity: • Primary ... - Protein C/S deficiencies ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential