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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... mevalonate kinase deficiency ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Leg Pain: • Fracture ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... Vit B12, B6, Cu deficiency ... - HIV - Lyme disease
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... life-threatening diseases ... is the defining feature ... Inflammatory eye disease ... #management #treatment
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myeloproliferative disease ... • Surgery • Trauma ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... atheroemboli) • Aorta
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Acute hemolysis, deficiency ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... infarction, Severe trauma
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... , Severe Valve Disease ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #management
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary infarction ... Demand ischemia • Trauma ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... including DM • Treatment ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
• Severe iron deficiency ... coronary heart disease ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Blunt Abdominal Trauma ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... ) on room air Treatment ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hepatology