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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Consider sickle cell disease ... Agglutination - Cold ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Cold Urticaria Prevalence ... - 1-5 minutes after ... the cold exposure ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Disease 3 Types ... Agglutinin Disease ... for anti-C3d and negative ... agglutination After ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... practices that could ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #hematology
Suggested diagnostic algorithm where clinical suspicion for renal artery stenosis exists
Suspicion of fibromuscular disease - Suspicion
Suggested diagnostic algorithm ... suspicion for renal artery ... fibromuscular disease ... #renal #artery ... #workup #nephrology
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm ... Indications for NIV: • COPD ... If persisting after ... Neuromuscular disease ... obstruction • Relative
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
etiology found after ... microbiological techniques Work-up ... factors: - Serology ... exists Infectious Diseases ... #differential #workup
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Spinal artery thrombosis ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... patients with a negative ... Vascular: Renal artery ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Neurologic disorders