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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... #Differential #
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis ... Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation ... Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis
Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
1) Clinical clues ... urine Ca++ (<100 mg ... #differential # ... diagnosis #endocrinology ... #workup
Nail diseases and disorders.
 - Spoon Nails (Koilonychia)
 - Pitting of Nails
 - Beau's Lines
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Nail diseases and ... white spots) #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Leukonychia #Table #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
- Evaluation and ... Differential Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... Neuromuscular Disease ... #Evaluation #workup
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Capitis - Skin Disease ... of any comorbid disease ... • Laboratory evaluation
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... (when evaluation ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Renal parenchymal disease
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
- Limits evaluation ... Differential diagnosis ... other systemic disorders ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
The Neurological Evaluation ... consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... in coma) • If ok ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
BCNIE relies on evaluation ... antimicrobials, clinical ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... exists Infectious Diseases ... #differential #