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Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Diagnosis and Management ... screening for disease ... with established disease ... normal in mild cases ... Chronic Management
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Early liver disease ... Pre-analytical cause ... Decreased factor ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
your grand rounds/cases ... ORGANISMS (RISK FACTOR ... structural lung disease ... ORGANISMS (RISK FACTOR ... #Microbiology #Causes
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Von Willebrand’s disease ... Von Willebrand disease ... Von Willebrand disease ... discern these causes ... Acquired: • Liver disease
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... ASA) • Renal Disease ... Congenital • Factor ... Deficiency • Factor ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... • Metabolic factors ... These factors contribute ... pulmonary apices caused ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Consumption of Clotting Factors ... • Severe Liver Disease ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... Findings Risk factor ... Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... E4 allele Risk factors ... Alzheimer's (1% of cases
Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
 • Epidemiology
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Presentation
 • Diagnosis
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Alzheimer's Disease ... Pathophysiology • Risk Factors ... #Alzheimers #Disease ... Summary #diagnosis #management
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Morphology, Risk Factors ... , Disease Characteristics ... InfectousDiseases #Diagnosis #Management