15 results
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... K), H. pylori test ... #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Elevated Liver tests ... #HELLP #AFLP #Obstetrics ... #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Elevated Liver tests ... child * Severe cases ... #HELLP #AFLP #obstetrics ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #table #comparison
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... of renal disease ... • Renovascular disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #table
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Advanced Liver Disease ... Septic shock, Obstetric ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... but elevated as disease ... , IgG4 related disease ... #workup #hepatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... without other cause ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Discontinuation of causal ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... of underlying disease ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... #hepatology