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Uremic frost on the forehead.

Full blown uremic syndrome of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is seldom seen
Uremic frost on ... Full blown uremic ... syndrome of chronic ... examination he had uremic ... #Uremic #frost #
Algorithm for workup of thrombocytopenia based on observation of the peripheral blood film. 
TTP/HUS indicates thrombotic
purpura/hemolytic uremic ... syndrome.
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
toxin-mediated hemolytic-uremic ... syndrome (ST-HUS ... anemia" • HELLP syndrome
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Superior vena cava syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... • Asbestos • Uremia ... • Meigs' syndrome ... • Yellow nail syndrome
Shigellosis 
Clinical 
• High fever 
• Abdominal cramps 
• Bloody, mucoid diarrhea 
Complications 
• Bacteremia and
• Hemolytic-uremic ... syndrome • Seizure
Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy (calciphylaxis) - Hand photo and XRay
Based on this image, what is the likely
Calcific Uremic ... Answer: Calcific uremic ... calciphylaxis) - clinical syndrome ... calciphylaxis #Calcific #Uremic
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Arthritis, Sjogren Syndrome ... Disease, Behcet Syndrome ... • Metabolic: Uremia ... Postcardiac Injury Syndrome
Atypical HUS - Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Unlike typical HUS, which is shigatoxin mediated, aHUS is not typically
HUS - Hemolytic Uremic ... Syndrome Unlike ... aHUS #Hemolytic #Uremic ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Myelodysplastic syndrome ... Schistocytes - Hemolytic uremic ... syndrome, Thrombotic
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
vasoconstriction syndrome ... Cerebral Hypoxia, Uremia