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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Syndrome #PUBS #pathophysiology ... #clinical #photo ... #differential #
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
Ever had a #traveler ... There are 2-3 things ... to narrow your differential ... You can use this ... #differentials #
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... more diffuse, can ... Most common, Wide age ... Classification #pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential
Risk factors for atherosclerosis

Modifiable risk factors:
 - Dyslipidemia (elevated LDL, decreased HDL)
 - Tobacco smoking
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factors: - Advanced age ... artery disease (CAD ... relatives at a young age ... for females) #Pathophysiology
Complications of CKD
 - Patients with stages 1-3 ([GFR] >30 mL/min) of CKD are generally asymptomatic;
Complications of CKD ... >30 mL/min) of CKD ... are generally asymptomatic ... metabolic derangements are ... #Pathophysiology
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
Schistocytes can ... seen in the left photo ... are a teardrop ... In the right photo ... are 2 other poikilocytes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... : • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis ... Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Pathophysiological mechanisms of diastolic heart failure HFpEF and possible therapeutic interventions.
Hypertension → Overload
Diabetes → Oxidative stress,
Oxidative stress, RAGE ... activation CAD ... #dchf #hfpef #pathophysiology
Vesiculobullous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 
Vesiculobullous rashes provoke significant angst
in many physicians (Figure 5, page
physicians (Figure 5, page ... However, the differential ... diagnosis can be ... These entities are ... chemical or thermal) are
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... • Young age ... Asymptomatic, Age ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Differential #