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Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... ) - HELLP syndrome ... uremic syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hematology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... an underlying autoimmune ... recessive—Usher syndrome ... • Other • Syndromes ... #Syndromes #neurology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... , autoimmune disorder ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... younger pts) Differential ... #anemia #hematology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Equina Syndrome ... syndrome (CES) is ... Syndrome: • large ... diagnosis #causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... • Gilbert's syndrome
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Brown-Séquard Syndrome ... Posterior Cord Syndrome ... Central Cord Syndrome ... Equina Syndrome
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Diagnosis Framework ... , erythema and WBC ... constitutional symptoms ... Caused By: - ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... OnePager Summary Autoimmune ... Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... or serologies + symptoms ... Pulmonary #Renal #Syndromes
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... (GBS) Acute autoimmune ... than one after symptom ... nerve roots and cauda ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome