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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chronic Bleed - Any ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... #Causes #Hematology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
: The ANA patterns ... Patterns and Associated ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Pathophysiology ... patients • +ANA ... bile ducts Differential ... #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
#Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
#Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Is there a pattern ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... iron saturation ... #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing ... #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... Lab Tests: • CBC ... ) pattern: antibodies ... ) pattern: is usually ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Better call hematology ... else is driving RBC ... As with many disease ... #workup #hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... (RA, Temporal arteritis ... : Cirrhosis, ETOH ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... #diagnosis #hematology