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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Vaso-occlusive pain: • Mechanism ... • Differentiate ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Drug-induced edema is caused ... occur via numerous mechanisms ... Edema #Medication #Causes ... #Differential # ... Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
Causes of B12 deficiency. 

This great diagram shows normal absorption and outlines most possible causes. At
Causes of B12 deficiency ... most possible causes ... rest involve some mechanism ... VitaminB12 #deficiency #Differential ... #Pathophysiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... : 2 hit mechanism ... without other cause ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... infiltration) Differential ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Etiology and Complications of Cirrhosis

#Causes #Complications #Cirrhosis #Differential #Pathophysiology #Hepatology
of Cirrhosis #Causes ... Complications #Cirrhosis #Differential ... #Pathophysiology ... #Hepatology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... considered in all cases ... coagulation and other causes ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... bile ducts Differential ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Copper Deficiency - Mechanisms
There are 2 main mechanisms of copper deficiency
Decreased intake from:
 - Gastric bypass,
Copper Deficiency - Mechanisms ... There are 2 main mechanisms ... Copper #Deficiency #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pathophysiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... tissue damage Mechanisms ... • Infectious causes ... management #neurology #differential