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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
of Sickle Cell Crises ... Clinical Manifestations ... Management #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... Manifestations #Workup
Erythema Nodosum - Causes and Differential Diagnosis 
Appearance:  erythematous painful lumps usually 1-6 cm in
Erythema Nodosum - Causes ... and Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential Diagnosis ... #Dermatology #SkinRash ... #Clinical
Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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dermatophyte infection Caused ... lipid-dependent yeasts Clinical ... erythematous Diagnosis ... Tinea #Versicolor #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Diagnosis
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
1) Clinical diagnosis ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification ... #Workup #Diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... • CNS symptoms ... node biopsy • Clinical ... values supporting hematologic ... #diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... accumulation of blood, pus ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... #Management #Workup
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
an old house & works ... Diagnosis? ... Blastomycosis #SkinRash ... #dermatology #clinical
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... JAK2 V617F) and MPNs ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... apnea: CPAP, most pts ... #Hypertension #Workup
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... • Immunologic Workup ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis