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Causes of Dyspnea by System #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Dyspnea #ShortnessOfBreath #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Dyspnea ... by System #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #PCC #Dyspnea ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Causes of ARDS #Diagnosis #EM #PCC #ARDS #Differential #Algorithm #Pulmonary #NonPulmonary #Causes #Ddxof
Non-Pulmonary Causes ... of ARDS #Diagnosis ... #EM #PCC #ARDS ... #NonPulmonary #Causes ... #Ddxof
Algorithm and Causes of an Elevated Hemidiaphragm #Diagnosis #Radiology #EM #IM #PCC #Elevated #Hemidiaphragm #ElevatedHemidiaphragm #Diaphragm
Algorithm and Causes ... Hemidiaphragm #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #EM ... #IM #PCC #Elevated ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... La) - Sjogren's syndrome ... Goodpasture's syndrome ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... fluid overload, PCC ... Differentiation #Syndrome ... #APML #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
12.5, WBC 14, Plt ... Syndrome: 3d of ... The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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changes (POEMS syndrome ... autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... , PSC, Viral hepatitis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... and petechiae Causes ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ PLT ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential Diagnosis ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... statins - probably caused ... Other Diseases: • PBC ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology