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Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Causes == Primary Skin ... • Xerosis (dry skin ... Vesicles/Bullae: • Varicella ... / Systemic == Blood ... #generalized #dermatology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
lead to severe bleeding ... management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #medications #table ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
DRESS Syndrome vs SJS/TEN
DRESS
 • Latency: 2-8 weeks
 • Rash: Morbilliform
 • Mucosal involvement: 50% have
Tubulointerstitial nephritis • Skin ... involvement with bleeding ... Prerenal azotemia • Skin ... TEN #comparison #table ... #dermatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... Blast cells - Blood ... blast cells - Blood ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
palmetto - Increases bleeding ... wort - Increases blood ... palmetto - Increases bleeding ... supplementals #herbal #pharmacology ... #DDI #table #cardiology
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
extravascular blood ... bruise') is where bleeding ... small cutaneous blood ... masking of local blood ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
disseminates in blood ... viremia causes fetal blood ... meningoencephalitis • Varicella-Zoster ... that persists as skin ... abnormal vaginal bleeding
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
eosinophilia, skin ... Full-thickness skin ... be seen after blood ... Diagnosis #comparison #table ... #dermatology
(DOAC interactions) Cancer-treatment specific inducers (↑) and inhibitors (↓)
of cytochrome p450 CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein.

DOACs are substrates
DOACs thereby leading ... metabolization leading ... Chemotherapy #Oncology #Hematology ... #Interactions #Table ... #Pharmacology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
work properly, leading ... unusual bruising or bleeding ... just beneath the skin ... are caused by bleeding ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology