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Comparison between Venous, Arterial, Neuropathic Diabetic, and Pressure Ulcers. 

#Clinical #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #vascular #Dermatology #SkinUlcers #foot
Comparison between ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... PrimaryCare #vascular #Dermatology ... SkinUlcers #foot #Classification ... Venous #ulcers #Table
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
- Differential Diagnosis ... Renal Disease, Liver ... #MCV #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... Spherocytes • Treatment ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Diagnosis: • Pancytopenia ... Treatment: • Consider ... if neutropenic fever ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Generalized Differential Diagnosis ... = Primary Skin Lesions ... No Primary Skin Lesion ... renal failure/uremia ... #generalized #dermatology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
Raised, boggy lesion ... Hair loss • Fever ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... for Hemolytic Anemia ... Extrinsic Causes: • Liver ... #causes #classification ... #hematology
Symptoms Distinguishing Groups of Cutaneous Drug Reactions
IgE-mediated reactions:
 • Onset minutes to hours into treatment course
Pruritic • Each lesion ... reactions • Each lesion ... Drug #Reactions #dermatology ... #clinical #comparison ... #classification
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... hemorrhagic skin lesions ... - Hemolytic anemia ... #hematology #rheumatology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology