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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Destruction • Abnormal ... Sequestration Disordered ... Congenital • Factor ... Deficiency • Factor
Pathogenesis of Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders: A maladaptive emotional state causing fear,
worry, and excessive stress, characterized by:
Anxiety Disorders ... related to hormonal factors ... less internal locus ... Imbalance and/or abnormal ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vasculitis - Collagen disorders ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #dermatology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... can have extra nodal ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
and Management Algorithm ... Complications Risk Factors ... vascular risk factors ... • Secondary Causes ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
recessive blood disorder ... that adopt an abnormal ... Crises can be precipitated ... by a variety of factors ... The underlying pathophysiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Focal inflammatory disorder ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... • Infectious causes ... , MOG antibody disorders
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... , or any other cause ... with 1 g/day of oral ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Pathogenesis • Bipolar Disorder ... environmental factors ... demyelination alters normal ... Manic #Secondary #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Osteoclasts cause ... bone formation MSK ... Skull expansion causes ... Nerve Palsies • Disordered ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology