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Headache Differential - Primary vs Secondary
A vast number of diseases can cause a headache. We divide
Headache Differential ... vast number of diseases ... headache is the disorder ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Table
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... leakage of RBC's secondary ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Nail Disorders secondary ... to Systemic Diseases ... NailDisorders #Systemic #Secondary ... #dermatology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... incidentally during medical ... • Screen for secondary ... #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
AIHA Primary Secondary ... lymphoproliferative disorder ... Secondary Cold ... younger pts) Differential ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Diagnosis Approach ... with previously stable ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Neurologic disorders
Age Distribution of Hypertension Etiologies
< 1 month
 - Renal arterial thrombosis
 - Congenital renal disease
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- Endocrine disorders ... Mendelian genetic disorders ... Hypertension #Causes #Secondary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #age #pediatrics
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... Diagnosis Eosinophilic ... Systemic Fibrosis: - Secondary ... #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... blood count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis