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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Water - Pus ... Barre - ALS - Transverse ... myelitis • Hematology ... : - Anemia • ... #pulmonary
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Nail Disorders secondary ... Iron deficiency anemia ... Muehrcke's Lines - Transverse ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
leakage of RBC's secondary ... - Hemolytic anemia ... deficiencies - PNH ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Classified among the secondary ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... with leukopenia, anemia ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... count ↑ PLT • ↑ PBS ... - infiltrates (anemia ... bone marrow and secondary ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
infection risk secondary ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
other diseases • Secondary ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... peripheral neuropathy, transverse ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Treatment
Primary HLH:
 - HLH-94 Protocol
    • Dexamethasone
(depending on CNS ... transplantation Secondary ... Options for severe cases ... HLH #Treatment #management ... #hematology
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
subcutaneous edema Pts ... (blue-purple) rash ... Muscle atrophy may cause ... Dermatomyositis #diagnosis #management ... dermatology