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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... disease, decrease ... (GI symptoms/endemic ... disease), HBsAg ... #hematology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential Diagnosis ... Intestine - Other causes ... Most common symptoms ... - Bone symptoms ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Function Tests ... • Liver Disease ... #Hematology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... and treatment of ... suspected HH based on symptoms ... initial screening test ... of liver disease
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
suspicious clinical symptoms ... Areas of diagnostic ... disease; AST, aspartate ... disease; T2DM, ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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the spleen or liver ... Differential Diagnosis ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... BPPV • Short-lived ... Méniére's disease ... Long symptom-free
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Generalized Differential Diagnosis ... Systemic and Primary Causes ... Function Tests/ ... • Cholestatic liver ... disease Creatinine
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... = nonspecific (nausea ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #Pregnancy #hepatology