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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Anemia (AIHA) - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... AIHA (7-8%) DAT-negative ... #Anemia #AIHA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Table 3. ... Suggested Empiric Treatment ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
infectiousdisease #fever #differential ... #management #treatment ... #table
Nail diseases and disorders.
 - Spoon Nails (Koilonychia)
 - Pitting of Nails
 - Beau's Lines
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Fingernail #Disorders #Differential ... #Leukonychia #Table ... #Clinical #PhysicalExam
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
crystals), Gout (negatively ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Drug fever #relative ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... infectiousdiseases #table
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
Ioxedes Tick - Treatment ... Lone Star Tick - Treatment ... Ioxedes Tick - Treatment ... tick #tickborne #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Table
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
specificity - Falsely negative ... disease) - May be negative ... HLA-DQ8 - High negative ... Reflects response to treatment ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Pemphigus Vulgaris vs Bullous Pemphigoid - Comparison Table
Pemphigus Vulgaris
 • Epidemiology: Average age 40-60
 • Time
Pemphigoid - Comparison Table ... IgG deposits • Treatment ... Nikolsky sign: Negative ... basement membrane • Treatment