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Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Acquired von Willebrand ... Syndrome - Diagnosis ... adsorption onto cancer cells ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome ... treatment #hematology #differential
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
and Differential ... ., HHT), Acquired ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Processes (> 90%): • Acquired ... polymorphic VT* • Acquired ... Drugs, Electrolyte disorders ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Restless Legs Syndrome ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Parkinson's, MS) ... Fatigue #Sleepiness #Differential
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... STRUCTURAL DISEASE • ACQUIRED ... • METABOLIC DISORDER ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome ... one of several disorders ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG
Acquired Disorders of Reduced Bone Strength: Pathogenesis
 • Hyperparathyroidism
 • Vitamin D deficiency
 • Malabsorption syndromes
Acquired Disorders ... Malabsorption syndromes ... Malignancies (e.g ... #pathophysiology ... #differential #
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
 -
- Skull/spine/Pelvis ... • Bone Marrow Disorder ... Malignancy • Drugs (e.g ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... #Differential #
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... - Differential ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders ... Classification #pathophysiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... block (lower AV cells ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential