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Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE ... ) Caused by eosinophilopoietic ... cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... Viral infections (HIV
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Viral: HSV, EBV, HIV ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Risks factor for HIV ... practices that could cause ... peripheral blood smear, HIV ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Nuchal Rigidity in Infantile Bacterial Meningitis

Flexion of the neck revealed nuchal rigidity. The patient was unable
unable to lower his ... extensor muscle, he ... elevated his back ... from the bed as he ... lifted his head
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Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... within GI and URT causes ... Maternal viremia causes ... Hematogenous spread causes ... evasion techniques cause
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
To avoid this, he ... raises the lower ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... the thigh on the hip
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Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... Uveitis - 90% of cases ... bilateral up to 30% of cases ... patient/ consider HIA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... complications of HIV ... Infectious (syphilis, HIV-associated ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes ... #Nausea #Vomiting
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
impulse test (HIT ... with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... HeadImpulse #Testing #HIT