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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory ... Antisynthetase Syndrome ... Myopathy #Comparison #Managment ... #algorithm #Rheumatology ... #Differential
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ... • Lymphoma Inflammatory ... • Epstein-Barr virus ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
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MonkeyPox Virus ... Transmission • Differential ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management ... #virus #infectiousdiseases
Nail Clubbing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bronchopulmonary Disease
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Chronic Lung Infection
 • Lung Cancer
Nail Clubbing - Differential ... Bronchiectasis • Chronic Lung ... Infection • Lung ... Gastrointestinal Disease • Inflammatory ... Immunodeficiency Virus
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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infections • Inflammatory ... disorders of Liver & Lung ... Rheumatoid #Factor #RF #rheumatology ... #laboratory #differential
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... myelosuppressive agents • Inflammatory ... Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
, Epstein—Barr virus ... Immunological Syndromes ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... Diabetes mellitus, Inflammatory ... #Myocarditis #differential
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... • Influenza Virus ... • Extremity Inflammatory ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... #Fever #Acute #Differential
Genital Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated - Vesicles:
 • Herpes simplex
Elevated - Papules / Plaques -
Genital Lesions - Differential ... Human papilloma virus ... ) • Reiter's syndrome ... Non-infectious - Inflammatory ... ) • Behcet's syndrome
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... hemorrhage) • Chronic inflammatory ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology