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Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Drugs (antibiotics e.g ... Viral: HSV, EBV, HIV ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Dermatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Toxic Damage (e.g ... Displacement (e.g ... Quinidine • HIT ... Foreign Surface (e.g ... #Hematology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
 -
eosinophilopoietic cytokines Common ... causes: - Drug ... Lymphoid variant (e.g ... Viral infections (HIV ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... deficiency in the common ... (e.g. heparin contamination ... inhibitory drugs (e.g ... specific inhibitor (e.g
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
traumas is most common ... in young and low ... to the femur ( e.g ... vehicle accident in young ... orthopedics #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Neutrophils - Differential ... Solid Tumour (e.g ... Lung, Bladder, Colon ... #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Epidemiology: young ... Immunosuppression (e.g ... Autoimmune diseases (e.g ... Malignancies (eg ... #hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
eosinophilia (common ... glucocorticoid treatment ... signs or symptoms (eg ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Risks factor for HIV ... function test, ANA (e.g ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Workup #hematology