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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Diagnosis Table ... (48-70%) Cold AHA ... Cold Agglutinin Disease ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #hematology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Varies • No neurologic ... test Méniére's disease ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Positive ANA ≠ Autoimmune ... Disease! ... should be interpreted ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
IgG4-associated conditions

Diagnosis of IgG4 disease is depending on BIOPSY. While IgG4 levels can be informative (and
conditions Diagnosis ... absolutely should ... inflammation of IgG4-positive ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... Pauci-Immune: - ANCA-positive ... , anti-GBM ab, ANA ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... associated with rheumatologic ... trapezius ridges or shoulders ... Presentation #comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
in Sickle Cell Disease ... common sites: hip, shoulder ... XR, MRI to dx and ... diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
causes of AKI should ... interstitial disease ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
suspicion of severe disease ... and these should ... splenomegaly, abnormal neurology ... Rheumatology ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... Skin lesions • Positive ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology