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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
plateletcount), peripheral blood ... testing - Lab ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... ITP, unexplained pancytopenia ... #hematology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... Renal parenchymal disease ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... - SLE Neurologic ... arteritis • Bloody ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Additional tests: HIV ... , and low back pain ... #Disease #Rheumatoid ... #Rheumatology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential ... and Screening Testing ... (correction of hypokalemia ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Infection - Viral (HIV ... UA positive for blood ... injured muscles - HYPOTENSION ... of underlying disease
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... younger pts) Differential ... chills, flank pain ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... appearance • Hypotension ... lesions • Severe pain ... deficiency Work ... cytoplasmic antibodies, rheumatoid
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Diagnosis: Systemic rheumatic ... pulses, bruis, or blood ... Large Vessel: Blood ... Cryoglobulins • HIV ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
: Fever, flank pain ... progresses to pancytopenia ... ↑bleeding • Hypotension ... Extremely rare - HIV ... diagnosis #management #hematology