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Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... - 5% RS cells absent ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders ... #Classification
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
grand mal) - Absence ... psychological disorder ... Pseudoseizures #GrandMal #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... /psychiatric changes ... primary hematologic disorder
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR ... Classification ... joint) - 5 points Serology ... points Duration of symptoms ... #Classification
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
mucocutaneous changes ... , ocular and musculoskeletal ... symptoms develop ... Psychiatric symptoms ... • Delusions Ocular
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
, Mild sensory symptoms ... Autonomic dysfunction, Absence ... encephalitis spectrum disorders ... diagnosis #criteria #neurology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
desaturation, Scotoma, Ocular ... Comorbid autoimmune disorders ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology ... #symptoms #signs
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... indefinitely in the absence ... form (No signs/symptoms ... , positive serology ... Cardiomyopathy: Conduction disorders
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Suspect in movement disorders ... status, and focal neurologic ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... vomiting, visual changes ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Autonomic symptoms ... without headache • Disorder ... glaucoma - Ocular ... inflammatory disorder ... ophthalmology #Neurology