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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
Incidence : 17-52 cases ... Prevalence : 38-204 cases ... retinal ischemia Causes ... multiple sclerosis Infectious ... #Differential #
Drugs and Classes Associated with DILI and Type of Liver Injury

#Medications #Differential #DrugInduced #LiverInjury #Hepatology #Pharmacology
Drugs and Classes ... with DILI and Type ... #Medications #Differential ... LiverInjury #Hepatology #Pharmacology ... #Causes #DILI
Cognitive bias cheat sheet - 
Because thinking is hard.

#Diagnosis #Metacognition #Cognitive #Biases #Types #Causes #Differential #MedEd
Cognitive bias cheat ... Metacognition #Cognitive #Biases ... #Types #Causes ... #Differential #MedEd
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... tubular acidosis (Types ... and 2, but not type ... Potassium #Table #Classification ... #Causes
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Pseudotumor - Infectious ... History of Bleeding, Infection ... includes Blasts ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Lactic Acidosis - Classification ... and Differential ... Hepatic failure, Infection ... Isoniazid, Lactate-based ... #Differential #
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... most likely to cause ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... CAUSES • Legionella ... • Fever OTHER CAUSES ... There are specific cases ... #causes
Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
# of deaths in cases ... / # of cases with ... # of deaths in cases ... # of deaths in cases ... symptoms / # of cases
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... elliptocytosis Extrinsic Causes ... Intravascular Causes ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #classification