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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)

WARM AHA
- Primary - Idiopathics
- Secondary
Infectious
 • Viral- HIV, EBV, HCV, HEV
 •
• Viral- HIV, EBV ... • Antibiotics- eg ... /antipyretics- e.g ... Infectious • EBV ... AIHA #Diagnosis #Differential
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
Neck Mass - Differential ... Viral (reactive): EBV ... Lipoma, Cyst BCM IM ... #Neck #Mass #Differential
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... • Cervical: EBV ... Infection: Acute HIV, EBV ... Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs ... Lymphadenopathy #Differential
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Splenomegaly - Differential ... Bacterial • Viral (EBV ... • Thrombus (e.g ... Myeloproliferative disorders (eg ... Spleen #Enlarged #Differential
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Drugs (antibiotics e.g ... Viral: HSV, EBV ... Mnemonic #Causes #Differential
The Death of MONA in ACS: Part IV – Aspirin provides protection against cardiovascular events (reinfarction,
The Death of MONA ... cause mortality #EBM ... #EM #IM #Cardiology
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... blood cultures - ECG ... antibodies #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Hypoglycemia ... #Differential #
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Infected thrombosis, (e.g ... Brucellosis, Q fever, EBV ... Inflammatory Diseases (e.g ... #Origin #FUO #Differential
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Infection: • HIV • EBV ... • Protozoa (eg ... #FUO #Chronic #Differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Immunosuppression (e.g ... ., HIV), EBV infection ... involvement Differential ... Malignancies (eg ... oncology #diagnosis #differential