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Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... and Management ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... Abdominal pain; ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... fatigue, Nausea, abdominal ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Secondary Amyloidosis ... Symptoms of metastatic ... initial test: abdominal
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
algorithm. ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... urgent referral to secondary ... or referral to secondary ... #Hepatology #Liver
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... A STIM test can ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Algorithm Cervical ... • Kikuchi Disease ... Esophagus) • Abdominal ... Tularemia • Secondary ... #Hematology #Oncology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... ongoing ↑ LFTs or symptoms ... of liver disease ... Calculate R-Value ... #algorithm #gastroenterology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
AIHA Primary Secondary ... lymphoproliferative disorder Secondary ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Relative ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Chronic Chest Symptoms ... #Hematology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Generalized Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Systemic ... Liver Function Tests ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #Algorithm #causes