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Differential Diagnosis of Headache - Table

 - Cluster headache
 - Migraine
 - Paroxysmal hemicrania
 - Short-lasting
of Headache - Table ... with conjunctival injection ... PrimaryCare #Headache #Primary ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... * Variant of pre-eclampsia ... child * Severe cases ... hematology #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... unclear (often the case ... then go to stim testing ... intravenous (IV) injection ... Insufficiency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
* Variant of pre-eclampsia ... child * Severe cases ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... Hematology #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
characteristics are ... distinguishing between causes ... Recurrent episodes lasting ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... Symptoms: • 50-60% are ... Proximal limb muscle wasting ... obstruction • ALP
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... Antigen-antibody complexes are ... types #allergy #table ... classification #comparison
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... water intake (Primary ... differential #diagnosis #table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
to heat (fires, heating ... pads, heating blankets ... • Causes are multiple ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
typically able ... us to treat the primary ... cause. ... dealing with the primary ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm