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Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Skin Lesions == ... • Xerosis (dry skin ... Vesicles/Bullae: • Varicella ... == Blood Glucose ... #generalized #dermatology
Pruritus - Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Macules / Papules / Plaques:
 • Xerosis (dry
Pruritus - Primary ... Skin Lesion - Differential ... • Xerosis (dry skin ... Vesicles/Bullae: • Varicella ... #dermatology #Differential
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 ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Skin #Primary
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 ... + distinctive primary ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
purple, hemorrhagic skin ... /Quantity: • Primary ... meningitidis - Varicella ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Stoma Indications, Output and Complications

Stoma Types:
 • End ileostomy
 • Loop ileostomy
 • End colostomy
 •
pink/mauve: new blood ... other colored: urinary ... • Retraction, Skin ... Infection • Bleeding ... irritation, erosion, skin
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Findings: • Bleeding ... ABO incompatible blood ... Findings: • Bleeding ... Treatment: • Treat primary ... treatment #management #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- History of bleeding ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... unclear, or if a primary ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Abnormalities in primary ... : • Complete blood ... • Fecal occult blood ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology