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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
quadrant discomfort Signs ... associated autoimmune disease ... (e.g. dryness of ... of autoimmune disease ... Diagnose PBC if 2/3 criteria
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
• Peptic Ulcer Disease ... • Thyroid Disease ... Other: • Sepsis (e.g ... Labrynthitis Psychiatric ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... function test, ANA (e.g ... ), (neurologic/psychiatric ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... certain foods or meds ... gap > 125mOsm/kg ... testing for celiac disease ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... have no clinical criteria ... clinical and lab signs ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Pediatrics #Kawasaki #Disease
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... Signs and symptoms ... McDonald diagnostic criteria ... VEP’s: EEG of visual
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... * Fever >5d * Criteria ... ) #Diagnosis #Peds ... Pediatrics #Kawasaki #Disease ... #Criteria #Workup
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
reactivity of mood (eg ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... #Criteria #Signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Renal parenchymal disease ... #Hypertension #Workup
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... diagnosis: months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria ... EMG: LMN Signs in