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Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Pruritus - Generalized ... Primary Causes ... == Blood Glucose ... Liver Function Tests ... #causes
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Pruritus - No Primary ... Blood Glucose ... Liver Function Tests ... #secondary #systemic ... #causes
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Dyspnea at rest ... Traumatic brain injury ... central nervous system ... injury (with associated ... fever, chills, pruritus
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... intestines, white blood ... #hepatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
removal from the blood ... liver or renal injury ... or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment ... of Circulatory System
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
indirect Coombs test ... maculopapular rash, pruritis ... Causes purpura & ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... little coronary blood ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Hepatitis - Management Algorithm ... exclude other causes ... with chest x-ray, blood ... - Acute kidney injury ... #hepatology
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
• Laboratory Tests ... : Blood tests to ... TREATMENT OPTIONS ... Smoking cessation is crucial ... with appropriate treatment