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Characteristics of Common Lipid Disorders
Polygenic hypercholesterolemia
Atherogenic dyslipidemia
 • Frequently accompanied by central obesity or diabetes
Familial hypercholesterolemia,
Disorders Polygenic hypercholesterolemia ... Familial combined hyperlipidemia ... table #defects #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hyperlipidemia
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
Lipid Profiles - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia ... LipidProfiles #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Secondary Causes of Hyperlipidemia
Nunerous secondary causes of hyperlipidemia exist; screening for the presence of these underlying
Secondary Causes of Hyperlipidemia ... secondary causes of hyperlipidemia ... erythematosus Hypercholesterolemia ... Secondary #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infection (Forearm/Hand ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
wax and wane; diagnosis ... biopsy preferred Differential ... Infection #clinical #photo ... #hand
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Therefore, the hand ... case should be diagnosed ... lean toward other diagnoses ... Differential diagnosis ... #msk #rheumatology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
to right with bands ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... #Bandemia #differential ... #WBC #CBC #hematology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... diagnosis = vasculitis ... variably: On one hand ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Diagnosis: • Systemic ... occasional oligoclonal bands ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vancomycin induced Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (LCV) of the Hand
70 M vertebral osteomyelitis on vancomycin and cefepime for
Vasculitis (LCV) of the Hand ... Diagnosis? ... Differential for ... Vasculitis #LCV #Hand ... dermatology #clinical #photo