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Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Skin Lesions == ... • Xerosis (dry skin ... Skin Lesion / Systemic ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... #secondary #systemic
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Hypokalemia - Differential ... suggests either secondary ... • Skin and/or ... • Primary Hyperaldosteronism ... #hypokalemia #differential
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
Involving the Skin ... Diagnosis Framework Primary ... Vasculitis Skin ... Disease • Cogan syndrome ... Cutaneous #Vasculitis #skin
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... neurosyphilis, cranial nerve ... and nephrotic syndrome ... columns and sensory nerve ... granuIomas on skin
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Eosinophilia - Differential ... Idiopathic Eosinophilia Primary ... Eosinophilia: • Primary ... familial eosinophilia Secondary ... GI, lung, skin),
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Pruritus - No Primary ... Skin Lesion - Differential ... Hyperthyroidism CBC ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... #Pruritus #secondary
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential ... lymphomas, metastases, skin ... lymphogranuloma venereum, primary ... and secondary syphilis ... arthritis, Sjögren syndrome
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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compression of nerve ... infections • primary ... stimulation of skin ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Lacrimal swelling • Skin ... other diseases • Secondary ... myelopathy, cranial nerve ... amyloidosis, PAH Skin ... : • Dry skin (xerosis
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
1) Primary Syphilis ... . 2) Secondary ... weight loss • Skin ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... : • Primary, secondary