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Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Incontinence - Differential ... Psychological/psychiatric ... Contraction - Signs ... , cauda equina syndrome ... #Incontinence #Differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... is a skin prick test ... Behcet disease) Differential ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... /signs should be ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... , Loose anagen syndrome ... Examination: • Signs ... disease • Pull test ... Initial Laboratory Tests
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
- May involve symptoms ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... patient is in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... Abdominal #Pain #differential
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
virus or Group A Strep ... nephrotic/nephritic syndrome ... arthritis (especially knees ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... dyskinesia • Young syndrome ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
adults in the west ... with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... leukemia • Sezary syndrome
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... the “Chewing gum test ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... #diagnosis #rheumatology