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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Vascular System ... TeIangiectasia Vascular ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
platelet disorders, vascular ... Etiology: • Vascular ... Disruptions in vascular ... - Bone marrow disease ... #rheumatology #
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
: - Vascular ... Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease ... • Biliary Disease ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... in Sickle Cell Disease ... Avascular necrosis ... • XR, MRI to ... #hematology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Compatible syndrome + MRI ... lymphoproliferative disease ... Neuro Behcets Vascular ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
team. ❼ Consider causes ... 14 o Cardiac valvular ... o Endocrine cause ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... ) Causes of primary ... Rheumatic heart disease ... : Collagen vascular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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Causes of Diffuse ... Lung Disease. ... Collagen vascular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #Causes
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
immunosuppressive meds) Vascular ... Anticoagulation (case ... by case) • Surgery ... Syndrome #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #rheumatology