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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... K), H. pylori test ... #hematology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... should be obtained ... #laboratory #workup ... #Rheumatology
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
blood cultures should ... susceptibility testing ... the preferred test ... typically part of the workup ... • Test all patients
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... categories of joint disease ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Proximal limb muscle wasting ... but elevated as disease ... bile ducts Differential ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
pathognomonic laboratory tests ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... hydrogen breath test ... for celiac disease ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
decision for repeat testing ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... Consider sickle cell disease ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup ... and Differential ... Eating disorders ... Metastatic Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hematology