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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... ASA) • Renal Disease ... Vascular System ... TeIangiectasia Vascular ... #Hematology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... inhabitants 3rd leading ... blindness, linked to macular ... retinal ischemia Causes ... Ophthalmology #Rheumatology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
SOB, N/V, stiff neck ... endotoxin induces vascular ... onset of fever, neck ... CNS and hematologic ... abnormal vaginal bleeding
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- History of bleeding ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... function test, ANA ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Workup #hematology
Laceration bleeding into a water bath on POCUS

Laceration bleeding into a water bath! Taking name suggestions.
water bath on POCUS ... Lateral Water Bath aka ... Cotton @SonoMojo In case ... #waterbath #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
3) Limb oedema leading ... 7) Always in case ... 8) Always in case ... diagnosis #sle #clues ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
Digestive intolerance nausea ... other medications leading ... rare with ~100 cases ... : vacuolar myopathy ... #sideeffects #rheumatology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Bleeding and Bruising ... • Disorders of vascular ... discern these causes ... Disruption in vascular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Hyperviscosity, - Vascular ... Paradoxical spontaneous bleeding ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... Joint pain • Swan neck ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology