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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Heart failure - CAD ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... : - Anemia • ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... - Hemolytic anemia ... Splenomegaly - CTD ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
child * Severe cases ... trimester * Can ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
child * Severe cases ... trimester * Can ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
to the protease can ... result in severe anemia ... immune hemolytic anemia ... WBC count and differential ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Can be induced ... • Can be associated ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
have hemolytic anemia ... for folate that can ... cause them rapidly ... deficiency #FolicAcid #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... factors: Age>60, CKD ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... muscle involvement can ... #Scleroderma #Differential ... #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... factor • May cause ... ), anemia, arthralgia ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases