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Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Lives in an old ... Diagnosis? ... Blastomycosis- 2 types ... Blastomycosis #SkinRash ... #photo
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Type ... Shock, Severe Anemia ... Clearance: Systemic liver ... #Differential #
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... Diagnosis The ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #Elevation #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... - Hemolytic anemia ... deficiency • Liver ... Retiform purpura - Protein ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
bone morphogenic protein ... Chronic hemolytic anemia ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Tests for All Types ... the presence of anemia ... profile, including liver ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... Kikuchi disease • Type-I ... pancreatitis, protein-losing ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia ... Comment on type ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology