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Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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, HCV, HEV, EBV, ... HSV, CMV • Neoplasm ... Vascular: Budd-chiari syndrome ... Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Mnemonic NO cause ... Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... TB Viral: HSV ... , EBV, HIV, HepB ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... Posner-Schlossman Syndrome ... Immunocompromised-CMV ... Behcet's, SLE, TINU syndrome ... B27-related syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS): Summary of Causes and Ocular Manifestations
 • Molluscum lesions
 • Eyelid Kaposi
Immunodeficiency Syndrome ... AIDS): Summary of Causes ... intraocular Lymphoma • CMV ... retinitis • HIV ... ophthalmology #HIV
Causes of Pharyngitis - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Bacterial: Group A Strep, Group B and C Strep,
Causes of Pharyngitis ... • Viral: EBV, CMV ... Lupus, Behcet syndrome ... Autoinflammatory syndromes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... etc) - Viral: HIV ... , HCV, EBV, CMV ... antiphospholipid syndrome
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV ... ), Acute HIV, Parvovirus ... , Disseminated HSV ... diseases, Toxic shock syndrome ... , DRESS, Sweet syndrome
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Causes of Fat Malabsorption ... — liver fluke, HIV ... , CMV, ascariasis ... • Short bowel syndrome ... Tropical sprue • HIV
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... Causes: Calcific ... Rotator #Cuff #Syndrome ... diagnosis #sports #MSK
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 ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Herpes virus: CMV ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk