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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... test, ANA (e.g., SLE ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Workup #hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... • Immunologic Workup ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... Usual therapeutic management ... #Summary #rheumatology
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
diagnosis and management ... Causes of localized ... RA, Sjögren, SLE ... #Differential # ... workup #algorithm
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... Usual therapeutic management ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... : SLE, Rheumatoid ... #cardiology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
the wrists and fingers ... the face (many differential ... children (pediatric SLE ... lupus #diagnosis #sle ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... • His-Purkinje Fiber ... Autoimmune: • SLE ... #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... an underlying cause ... some time, let’s see ... about secondary causes ... you’ll do a good workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... • See Boxes B ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Like in this case ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #