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Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
and Focal) Differential ... • Hyperthyroid drugs ... Disease • Discoid ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Delirium in the ICU

Defining delirium
Types of delirium
Consequences of delirium
Reversible causes of delirium
Drug-induced delirium
Non-pharmacologic management of delirium
Pharmacologic
ICU Defining ... causes of delirium ... Drug-induced delirium ... theABofPharmaC #ICU ... #Delirium #pharmacology
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Localized / Focal ... Skin Disease: Discoid ... Diffuse Hair ... #Differential #
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... RHABDOMYOLYSIS - Drugs ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... Subacute to Chronic Causes ... #differential #
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
(PAD) in the ICU ... Addressing the ICU ... : assess (CAM-ICU ... A dissociative drug ... , it causes amnesia
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
postpartum, and drugs ... patches; rarely diffuse ... in 5% of cases ... area of scalp; focal ... #types #differential