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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... 3+) Consider secondary ... • Bilateral RAS ... Steroids (Cushing's, exogenous ... • Unilateral RAS
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
leakage of RBC's secondary ... Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... Pigmented Purpuric Dermatosis ... Gardner-Diamond syndrome ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
febrile neutrophilic dermatosis ... Neutrophilic dermatoses ... - Rash: multiple ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
Generalized itchy rash ... SAPHO syndrome ( ... Secondary syphilis ... Sweet syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
extensive skin rash ... a symmetrical distribution ... Edema in 70% of cases ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Dermatological Conditions - Distribution ... honey-colored crusts ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... #rash #differential ... #skin #common #distribution
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
disease that is caused ... Characteristic Rash ... • Sexual activity ... a centrifugal distribution ... Diagnosis #Management #Dermatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Tyrosine Kinase activity ... -> AML: Blast crises ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... bone marrow and secondary