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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
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Secondary ... malignancies • Anemia ... thrombocythemia (ET) • Polycythemia ... #hematology #secondary
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Relative - Normal RBC Mass ... Splenomegaly, Increased PMNs ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... #Hematology
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 ... causes: Many of ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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Vera Secondary ... Polycythemia - ... Acquired Causes: ... Hypoxia-driven: Cardiac/pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
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
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Systemic and Primary Causes ... renal failure/uremia ... • Leukemia • Polycythemia ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #generalized #dermatology
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
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Rash Secondary ... may appear as rough ... different appearance may ... resembling rashes caused ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
compartment 2) May ... of primary or secondary ... commonly renal and pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Rash #Petechiae