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Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
Rhinitis - Allergic Dermatitis ... Asthma Tugs (vasculitis ... Mastocytosis - Acute ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... - APLS • Acute ... Pigmented Purpuric Dermatosis ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Guillain-Barre, Vasculitis ... , Sjogren's, Lupus ... Fabry's disease, Acute ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
tract, and often causes ... such as systemic lupus ... purpura: strong sign ... differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diagnosis Baseline ... clinical context and signs ... Glomerulonephritis / Vasculits ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... Glomerulonephritis or vasculitis ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Inflammatory causes ... Cogan syndrome • Acute ... syndrome • Systemic lupus ... ANCA-associated vasculitides ... #inflammatory #differential
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
associated with rheumatologic ... presentation of systemic lupus ... life-threatening causes ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs ... comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Toxoplasmosis AUTOIMMUNE/VASCULITIS ... Disease - Systemic Lupus ... lymphoma OTHERS - Acute ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome Acute ... Episcleritis Signs ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis ... ’s syndrome - Lupus