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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... not required in all ... #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
function, no valvular disease ... Workup for cause ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Arthritis) - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... mass and NO prior signs ... diffuse chondral disease ... #rheumatology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... structural heart disease ... show symptoms or signs ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Subglottic stenoses (SGS) during systemic diseases
Subglottic stenosis (SGS) = congenital (children) or acquired (adult) characterized by
cricoid cartilage Diagnostic ... Work-up: • Biology ... PET-CT Acquired causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #rheumatology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular heart disease ... Avoid Warfarin and DOAC ... #management #cardiology
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Systemic causes ... Commonly affects all ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... number of sites of disease ... Hodgkins #lymphoma #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... Workup: • Complete ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology