2414 results
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS ... cirrhosis H - Heavy Chain ... Low #Complement #CHAMPS ... Mnemonic #diagnosis #differential
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
   -
anti-Su/Ago • Golgi ... Giantin/macrogolgin, golgin ... -95/GM130, golgin ... 160, golgin97, golgin ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential
Tick Borne Illnesses
 • Lyme (Borrelia)
 • Babesiosis (Babesia)
 • Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)
 • Human
Babesiosis (Babesia) • Human ... (Ehrlichia) • Human ... Borne #Illnesses #differential
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Herpesviruses (human ... Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas ... #Myocarditis #differential
Common Childhood Exanthems - Differential Diagnosis
1) Rubeola (Measles) - Measles morbillivirus (MeV)
2) Scarlet Fever - Streptococcus
Childhood Exanthems - Differential ... Roseola infantum) - Human ... Childhood #Exanthems #Differential
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
for enumerating differentials ... Adenovirus - RSV - Human ... Coronavirus - Human ... Pathogens #Pneumonia #Differential
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
fraction; HIV, human ... cardiomyopathy #differential
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
Human Granulocytic ... NAAT, Blood Smear Human ... tick #tickborne #differential
Flexor Tenosynovitis (FTS)

The clinical diagnosis of FTS is made using Kanavel’s Signs:
 - Fusiform swelling.
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extension of the digit ... - The digit held
Conductive Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Otoscopy - Middle Ear:
 • Otosclerosis
 • Congenital (Ossicular
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Congenital (Ossicular Chain ... #HearingLoss #Differential