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Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Pruritus - Generalized ... Liver Function Tests ... Cholestatic liver disease ... parasitosis #Pruritus ... #generalized #dermatology
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Movement Disorders - Differential ... Muscle Movement • Cerebellar ... Tremor - Occurs at Rest ... • Parkinson's Disease ... MovementDisorders #Neurology #Differential
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Pruritus - No Primary ... Liver Function Tests ... Cholestatic liver disease ... parasitosis #Pruritus ... #generalized #dermatology
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Dermatologic Manifestations ... associated with pruritus ... reticularis Differential ... vasculitis #Dermatologic ... Polyangiitis #GPA #dermatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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infection, Autoimmune diseases ... lymph nodes - Pruritus ... involvement Differential ... oncology #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential ... Eczematous - Pruritic ... anyone - Allergic ... Eczematous #SkinRash #dermatology ... #Differential #
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... , Drugs, Liver Disease ... Laboratory Tests ... #Hemolysis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... • Pancreatic Disease ... Liver Function Tests ... Liver Function Tests ... • Liver Disease
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... → Refer to hematology ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... post-splenectomy, Exercise, Allergic ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Borrelia (Lyme Disease ... encephalitis, West ... VASCULITIS - Behcet Disease ... PARANEOPLASTIC - Cerebellar ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential