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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS): Summary of Causes and Ocular Manifestations
 • Molluscum lesions
 • Eyelid Kaposi
AIDS): Summary of Causes ... and Ocular Manifestations ... Molluscum lesions • Eyelid ... spots #AIDS #Ocular
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Drooping of the upper eyelid ... that elevate the eyelid ... muscle of the upper eyelid ... trauma to the eyelid ... Cicatrization • Eyelid
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Myelofibrosis • Chronic Myeloid ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes ... SCD, leukemia, myeloma ... or are zebras (…amyloid ... Priapism #Diagnosis #Management ... #Urology #Differential
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Basophilia - Differential ... Disorders: • Chronic myeloid ... translocation • Acute myeloid ... Chickenpox Other Causes ... #Diagnosis #causes
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Hyperuricemia - Differential ... • Acute Myeloid ... • Chronic Myeloid ... Hyperuricemia #Differential ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... MF) • Chronic myeloid ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... ischemic stroke - Amyloid ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
Neonatal Jaundice Causes ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Jaundice #Algorithm #Differential ... #Workup #bilirubinemia
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... osmolarity If cause ... myoglobin • Myeloma ... #Injury #AKI #Workup ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes