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Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... #Hepatology #causes
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Pathophysiology: ... integrity (trauma, infection ... commonly renal and pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diffuse Lung ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung Infection
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Loose anagen syndrome ... • Lithium - Stress ... Psychological stress ... HairLoss #Alopecia #dermatology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Acute respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... edema (Traumatic brain
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
medications, foods, stress ... to have a "wood-grain ... cancers, including lung ... after group A Strep ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis: Infection ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Diffuse Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus erythematosus
 • Lichen
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Loose anagen syndrome ... Related • Post-infectious ... Psychological stress ... HairLoss #Alopecia #dermatology
Anemia of Chronic Disease - Pathophysiology
One theory to explain why "anemia of chronic disease" exists:
The inflammatory
to lock up iron stores ... times of potential infection ... Long-term, however ... chronic #disease #hematology ... #pathophysiology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... CA, small cell lung ... , RBC, kidney, brain ... #hepatology