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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... K), H. pylori test ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
lymphoproliferative disorder ... Positive Coombs testing ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
   -
Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... body-like: - Neurologic ... Antinuclear #Antibody #Testing ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... metabolic or endocrine disorders ... (to support a diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV ... such that the shoulders ... 45° towards the test ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... initial screening test ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... including liver and hematologic ... disorders.
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based ... antiretroviral therapy should ... Suspect in movement disorders ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... cascade is intact - test ... of factor VII should ... fibrinogen levels, and testing ... #Hematology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... Spot PC (protein ... C3, C4 - Test for ... #glomerular #testing ... #workup #diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
positional vertigo (BPPV ... Vascular disorders ... insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology