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Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
 •
- Polycythemia Differential ... Hemoglobin: • Males ... /HCT ≥ 49% • Females ... Polycythemia #Vera #PV #Differential
Causes of Female and Male Infertility - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Causes of Female Infertility:
 • Uterus -
Causes of Female ... Infertility - Differential ... Algorithm Causes of Female ... #Infertility #Differential
Risk factors for atherosclerosis

Modifiable risk factors:
 - Dyslipidemia (elevated LDL, decreased HDL)
 - Tobacco smoking
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(before 55 for males ... before 65 for females
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
menstrual periods (females ... erectile dysfunction (males
Feedback Loop: Prolactin (PRL)
 • PRL levels exhibit diurnal, menstrual, and age-related variation
 • TRH has
Decr estradiol in females ... testosterone in males
Pyloric Stenosis - Overview - Lightning Learning

Thickened pyloric muscle obstructing the passage of milk going into
common in boys than girls
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
more common in males ... than females (4 ... :1) - Males are ... hyperactivity-impulsivity ADHD, while females
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
- Age > 50 - Females ... more often than males ... abnormalities - Female ... thrombosis - Female ... signs #symptoms #differential
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Gynaecological in pubertal females ... Pediatrics #Causes #Differential
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
: non-pregnant females ... Acute cystitis: males