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Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
rates, risks, ratios ... / # of people diagnosed ... with disease (for ... with symptoms / ... #Calculating #InfectiousDiseases
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune disease ... calcinosis • Pulmonary ... ), PAH (pulmonary ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #testing
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
pulmonary infection ... Primary skin and ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Systemic Sclerosis Associated Autoantibodies
Anti-topoisomerase I (anti-Sc170): Diffuse skin disease, Pulmonary fibrosis
Anti-centromere: Limited skin disease (~93-95%), Pulmonary
disease, Pulmonary ... disease (~93-95% ... ), Pulmonary hypertension ... Autoantibodies #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Chronic Chest Symptoms ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease ... neuropathies • Skin ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs ... #Pulmonary
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Generalized Differential Diagnosis ... Systemic and Primary Causes ... Cholestatic liver disease ... #generalized #dermatology ... #Algorithm #causes