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Generalized Hyperpigmentation Differentials
Use the Mnemonic "no skin SPARED"

Images from dermnet.nz and merckmanuals

Mnemonic from https://www.medscape.com/slideshow/dermatology-mnemonics-6011359#5 #diagnosis #differential
Hyperpigmentation Differentials ... #5 #diagnosis #differential ... #symptoms #signs ... #dermatology #skin ... #skinrash
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs ... (DRESS Syndrome ... Images #Clinical #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #DRESS ... #Syndrome #DrugReaction
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs ... (DRESS Syndrome ... Images #Clinical #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #DRESS ... #Syndrome #DrugReaction
Genital Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful:
 • Herpes simplex
 • Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
 • Behcet's
Skin Ulcers - Differential ... ) • Behcet's syndrome ... Ulcers #ulcerative #skinrash ... #dermatology #Differential
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... Mnemonic #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #SkinRash
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Hypokalemia - Differential ... imports K+ into cells ... - Refeeding Syndrome ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... potassium #low #pathophysiology
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Diagnostic Algorithm Pathophysiology ... - Pathophysiology ... Ill-appearing, vital sign ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Pathophysiology: ... germinative skin cells ... Skin-homing T-cells ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Nikolsky #Algorithm #Differential
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... : • Pathophysiology ... Lysis of tumor cells ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Fat Embolism Syndrome ... the long bone or pelvis ... Pathophysiology ... Fat #Embolism #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Signs