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Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... Aplastic Anemia • Toxic ... methotrexate) • Drugs Autoimmune ... Non-lmmune: • HELLP Syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Rickettsial diseases, Toxic ... shock syndrome, ... #Diagnosis #dermatology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Lemierre's syndrome ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... Diseases (e.g. autoimmune ... #Origin #FUO #Differential
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis - Autoimmune ... - Sarcoidosis Toxic ... disease (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Hepatology #Cirrhosis
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
Nikolsky sign, the differential ... , and toxic shock ... syndrome (TSS) ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Differential
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... Liver #Injury #Differential ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Palpable Rash: - Autoimmune ... Petechiae #Rash #Differential ... #physicalexam
Nikolsky's Sign in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

Nikolsky's sign is a clinical dermatological sign which is present
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome ... Nikolskys #Sign #TEN #Dermatology ... #PhysicalExam # ... Video #Clinical
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Acute rheumatic fever ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... diagnosis #msk #physicalexam
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
virus, yellow fever ... Associated with autoimmune ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... Toxic myocarditis ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential