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Cognitive bias cheat sheet - 
Because thinking is hard.

#Diagnosis #Metacognition #Cognitive #Biases #Types #Causes #Differential #MedEd
Cognitive bias cheat ... Because thinking is ... Types #Causes #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... Non malignant hematologic ... states • Non-hematologic ... Thrombocytosis #Differential
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Venous Thrombosis - Differential ... Lipoprotein a ↑ - IBD ... APLS:PLT ↓ HEMATOLOGIC ... Venous #Thrombosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #clots #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... → Refer to hematology ... • Nonmalignant hematologic ... Vasculitides, IBD ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Common Cognitive Biases 

Confirmation bias - 
To look for or to interpret evidence to support 
prior
Confirmation bias ... Availability bias ... information is ... Commission bias ... Types #Causes #Differential
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Abdominal Pain - Differential ... narrow down your differential ... GI, infectious, hematologic ... is not exhaustive ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential ... Psoriatic Arthritis, IBD-Associated ... #arthritides #Differential ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Body Myositis (IBM ... Managment #algorithm #Rheumatology ... #Differential
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
gangrenosum • IBD ... Sarcoidosis #dermatology ... #skin #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia
The diagnosis of drug-induced thrombocytopenia can be made only by demonstrating resolution of thrombocytopenia once
suspected drug is ... discontinued.19 It is ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential