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Pressure (Decubitus) Ulcer Staging
Stage I 
Presence ofa reddened area that fails to blanche with pressure, and
Pressure (Decubitus) Ulcer ... Staging Stage ... IV The pressure ... #Staging #Nursing ... #Diagnosis *
Decubitus Ulcer Staging - Pressure Ulcer Stages help staff determine Degree of Harm to the patient.

Stage
Staging - Pressure ... Ulcer Stages help ... Stage IV • A full ... #Diagnosis #Staging ... #Stages #III #IV
Common Ulcers of the Ankles and Feet

Chronic Venous Insuffciency 
This condition usually appears over the medial
eczematous changes of stasis ... dermatitis (redness, scaling ... Surrounding skin ... Surrounding skin ... #Ulcers #Ankles
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
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Papulosquamous Skin ... , plaques with scaling ... with elevated scaling ... copper coloured scaling ... #Algorithm #causes
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin ... chest folds • Stasis ... veins, venous ulcers ... vesicles, erosions scaling ... #Algorithm #causes
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Digoxin • K sparing ... - Hyperosmolar states ... Food - Avoid in ... #causes #potassium
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
plaques of erythema, scaling ... of erythema and scaling ... dorsal aspect of foot-shoe ... trunk, relative sparing ... , erythematous scaling
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Digoxin • K sparing ... - Hyperosmolar states ... Food - Avoid in ... #causes #potassium
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
animals • Milk • Food ... Postoperative status ... NTM Cause Many ... Classification grp IV ... ulcerans (buruli ulcer