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Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... and Management ... Dysplasia, Moyamoya, Blood ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... #management #neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Immediate Workup ... Ischemic Stroke Hemorrhagic ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #differential # ... neurology #CVA
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... prevention (statin for CVA ... #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology # ... #management #treatment
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Goodpasture's syndrome, SLE ... #diagnosis #kidney ... #blood #urine # ... management #treatment ... #nephrology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... test, ANA (e.g., SLE ... changes), high MCV ... #Workup #hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... heme (bleeding), CV ... some time, let’s see ... V617F) and MPNs (MPL ... #workup #hematology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Autoimmune (SLE ... Microbiology: Blood ... aneurysm • Splinter hemorrhages ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... #management #cardiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Hypertensive emergency, Blood ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... Reversible course Differential ... elevated white blood ... #management #neurology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
classical HL (MCHL ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... : • Full Blood ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... #oncology #management