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Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Drugs (antibiotics e.g ... Contraceptives Sarcoidosis ... or Lofgren's syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
without biopsy) e.g ... Löfgren's syndrome ... and/or cytology (e.g ... of alternative causes ... #diagnosis #Workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... risk factors (eg ... (eg, patientswith ... (eg, presence of ... #Workup #causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... inflammatory disorders (e.g ... autoimmune, TB, sarcoidosis ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #hematology #secondary
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Infected thrombosis, (e.g ... Lemierre's syndrome ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... Inflammatory Diseases (e.g ... FUO), Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
fatigue syndrome ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... syndromes: (distinct ... • Heerfordt syndrome
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexplained hypotension ... • If hypotension ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... as patient is stable ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... carbon monoxide (eg ... living conditions (eg ... vascular diseases (eg ... of the body - Young
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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- Maternal hypertension ... Constitutional disorders, eg ... neutropenia, Kostmann syndrome ... Chediak-Higashi syndrome ... #hematology