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Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
- Differential ... Framework What are ... are sterile and ... Skin #Lesions #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Fluid-filled Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm.  Pustule: 1) Pustules more commonly suggest an infectious process (bacterial,
Pustule: 1) Pustules ... infectious process (bacterial ... Vesiculobullous lesions are ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Bullous #Algorithm #Differential
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a Gradient ≤ Age-Adjusted ... Hypoventilation Syndrome, Muscular ... A-a Gradient > Age-Adjusted ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
adjusted d-dimer ... 88 = age adjusted ... Ddimer #dimer #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential ... #adjusted
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
neonatorum • Pustular ... that smear of the pustular ... material shows ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology