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Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Systemic and Primary Causes ... Cholestatic liver disease ... BUN: • Chronic renal ... syndrome Psychiatric Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... disseminated microbial disease ... neoformans, Blastomyces dermatitidis ... #Infectious #Causes ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Disseminated Fungal, HIV/AIDS ... Thrombophilia (adrenal ... Granulomatous Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
non-productive cough, nausea ... : Jaundice + renal ... Severe pulmonary disease ... ARDS Diagnosis ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #microbiology
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... underlying lung disease ... as disseminated disease ... wound infections keratitis ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... Febrile illness + ARDS ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... management #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Secondary Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definition:
- Core temp < 35°C

Infectious:
 - Sepsis

Neuromuscular Disease:
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Secondary Causes ... Neuromuscular Disease ... Endocrine: - DKA - Adrenal ... - Exfoliative dermatitis ... Diagnosis #Secondary #Causes
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
Types of Renal Calculi ... di-basic amino acids ... recessive genetic disease ... herpes virus or HIV/AIDS ... differential #diagnosis #causes
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
, a disease with ... inflammatory skin disease ... This disease imposes ... treatment #diagnosis #causes ... #dermatology #skinrash
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Approach to Eye Disease ... Cornea/Iris: • Keratitis ... Concussion Other Causes ... optic disk • HIV/AIDS ... ophthalmology #causes