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Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Membrane): - Autoimmune ... Drug-associated, PCH ... Liver Disease, PNH ... Laboratory Tests
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... Liver #Injury #Differential
Encephalitis Differential Diagnosis by Location

 • White Matter: PML, ADEM
 • Limbic System: HSV1, HSV6, Treponema
Encephalitis Differential ... Paraneoplastic, Autoimmune ... Brainstem: Listeria, West ... Paraneoplastic, Autoimmune ... Brucella, VZV, EBV
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential ... Cold AIHA • Alloimmune ... Cold AIHA • PCH ... • PNH ... Extravascular #Differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Celiac disease • Autoimmune ... : Autoimmune hepatitis ... extrahepatic source - Tests
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral infection, autoimmune ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... younger pts) Differential ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Liver Injury - Differential ... Injury → liver test ... Hepatitis A/B/C/D/E, EBV ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... Liver #Injury #Differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune ... Hodgkin lymphoma - Autoimmune ... life-threatening Differential ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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encephalitis, West ... Viruses (HSV, EBV ... Toxoplasmosis AUTOIMMUNE ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... virus • CMV • EBV ... Arboviruses: - West ... Good indicator to differentiate ... CNS #Infections #differential