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Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Venous Thrombosis - Differential ... endocarditis) - Disseminated ... intravascular coagulation (DIC ... MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC ... Venous #Thrombosis #Differential
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Insufficiency - Differential ... Infectious: TB, Disseminated ... vein thrombosis), DIC ... Insufficiency #AI #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Syndromes and Mimics - Differential ... Malaria, Babesiosis, Disseminated ... atypical HUS, TTP, DIC ... Syndromes #Mimics #Differential
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
Coccidioidomycosis, disseminated ... Histoplasmosis, disseminated ... or M kansasii, disseminated ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Vesiculobullous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 
Vesiculobullous rashes provoke significant angst
in many physicians (Figure 5, page
However, the differential ... such as smallpox, disseminated ... fulminans, or DIC ... is essential to differentiate ... However, the differential
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
thrombocytopenia (ITP), Disseminated ... coagulopathy (DIC ... key #diagnosis #differential
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
with devastating differential ... palpable, the differential ... meningococcemia, disseminated ... purpura fulminans, disseminated ... coagulopathy (DIC
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
patients presents as disseminated ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
anemia): - Disseminated ... intravascular coagulation (DIC ... Extravascular #Causes #differential
Causes of Post-Partum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Blood Loss: >500mL post vaginal delivery OR >1000 mL
Post-Partum Hemorrhage - Differential ... HELLP syndrome • Disseminated ... intravascular coagulation (DIC ... Hemorrhage #PPH #Differential