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Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
 •
Causes of Diffuse ... Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... • Neoplastic (Leukemia ... Metastatic) #Diffuse ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse ... Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Hodgkin's Lymphoma #Diffuse ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
ALP) Elevation - Differential ... Intestine - Other causes ... Bone symptoms - Pain ... - Drugs - Primary ... ALP #Elevation #Differential
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Pelvis - Positive Alkaline ... / Ricketts - Diffuse ... Pain/Proximal Muscle ... Phosphate Deficiency Primary ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
infections, bone pain ... -> AML: Blast crises ... , fever, joint pain ... + distinctive primary ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
Causes of Eosinophilia ... - Differential ... - DRESS - AIN ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... dysfunction • PSC ... infarction • Lymphoma/Leukemia ... Ovarian CA Diffuse ... #Differential #
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Primary ... melanoma, lymphoma, leukemia ... Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... the context of primary ... pneumonitis • Diffuse ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia