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Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Iron Deficiency Anemia ... • Mass lesions ... Blue rubber bleb nevus ... Iron #Deficiency #Anemia ... #Causes #differential
Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
Bowel Bleeding - Differential ... Disease, Dieulafoy's Lesions ... Angioectasia, Dieulafoy's lesions ... Blue rubber bleb nevus ... SmallBowel #Bleeding #Differential
Melanoma tumour progression (based on the Clark model)
 - Benign melanocytic nevi: controlled proliferation of normal
Benign melanocytic nevi ... produce a benign nevus ... Atypical/dysplastic nevi ... a pre-existing nevus ... pre-malignant lesion
Severe Drug Rashes - Comparison - DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP | Erythroderma

DRESS 
 - Onset:
Drug Rashes - Comparison ... possible target lesions ... atypical target lesions ... #Drug #Rashes #Comparison ... Dermatology #Emergency #Differential
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
- Generalized Differential ... = Primary Skin Lesions ... No Primary Skin Lesion ... renal failure/uremia ... #dermatology #Differential
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Acalculia • Alexia ... • Anomia • ... Unilateral Spinal Cord Lesions ... Hemiplegia #Neurology #Differential
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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or air-filled lesions ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
Oxygen, Opiates U - Uremia ... Space Occupying Lesions ... encephalopathy #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Blood Loss: Gl lesions ... Deficiency #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #anemia
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver Lesions ... Metastasis #Liver #Lesions ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison