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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Infectious Knee ... #Effusions #causes ... #differential #
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
, risk increased ... respiratory infection ... disorder - Other causes ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Causes of Sudden ... Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Gastrointestinal infection ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... diagnosis and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... Management #treatment #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... procedures - Infection ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Workup #hematology
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks ... Cardiovascular risk ... Polyautoimmunity Risks ... deficiency [(limited) risk ... Hydroxychloroquine #hcq #Risks
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Diagnostic Algorithm Pathophysiology ... - Pathophysiology ... High-risk Features ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Clinical Findings Risk ... Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... Apolipoprotein E4 allele Risk ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
invade URT & via hematologic ... CNS and hematologic ... infection -> Parotid ... Immunization #peds #pediatrics ... #pathophysiology
Stevens Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - Causative Medications 
and Level of Suspicion 

High Risk:
Antigout:
Suspicion High Risk ... , piroxicam #Differential ... #DrugInduced #Causes ... Epidermal #Necrolysis #Dermatology