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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... Risks factor for HIV ... peripheral blood smear, HIV ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #hematology
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Causes of Hypernatremia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Decreased level ... ICU patients • Fever ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Fever, weight ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... • HCV, HBV Not ... mountain spotted fever ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology #rheumatology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
(IRIS): • In HIV ... symptoms, fever ... ) • Headache, fever ... Meningitis: • Fever ... differential #TB #neurology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... • Temperature/FEVER ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... Hepatitis • HIV ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease Neurologic
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad: Fever ... Differential Diaqnoses ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV, HIV ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... Stills #Disease #diagnosis
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
DNA level) or HBeAg-negative ... DNA level) - ... (about 10% of cases ... #diagnosis #laboratory ... #hepatology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Diptheria • Typhoid fever ... Acute rheumatic fever ... Psittacosis • Q fever ... • Yellow fever