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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... family history - Medications ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... test, ANA (e.g., SLE ... Diagnosis #Causes
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... hematopoietic stem ... - Antithyroid medications ... • Improve the symptoms ... #diagnosis #management
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Cardiomyopathy, Systemic ... Sarcomeric Protein Disorders ... #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Behcet disease - SLE ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... #algorithm
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... permanent alopecia Differential ... • Asymptomatic pericarditis ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... activation and/or medications
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... age 70 years Symptoms ... • Anemia • Aplastic ... blood count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
tachycardia • Pericarditis ... PALPITATIONS: Medications ... Anticholinergics Systemic ... AVNRT Red Flag Symptoms ... #Palpitations #Cardiology