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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Signs and Symptoms ... Proximal limb muscle wasting ... bile ducts Differential ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... , anemia, febrile ... red eye (severe ciliary ... #signs #symptoms ... #clues #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... , physical and testing ... potentially be an acute ... • Functional biliary ... dysfunction • PSC
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... /Mg/Phos - CBC ... with differential ... Trauma - Acute ... /severe headache
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
ventilation of heating ... conditions (eg, military ... ) - Previous chronic ... #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Physical Exam/Signs ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... Blast Phase: • Headaches ... count ↑ PLT • ↑ PBS ... - infiltrates (anemia ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... , erythema and WBC ... noninflammatory Signs ... Morning stiffness lasting ... #Joint #pain #Differential
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... the presence of anemia ... Screening Tests for Acute ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology