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Common causes of sciatica. Disc herniation is the commonest cause. Spondylolisthesis can cause impingement #Anatomy #Pathophys
Common causes of ... the commonest cause ... Spondylolisthesis can cause ... impingement #Anatomy #Pathophys ... Herniation #BackPain #BMJ
Turbulent airflow caused by hypertrophied tonsillar and adenoid tissue #PatientInfo #Pathophys #Anatomy #PrimaryCare #ENT #Peds #SleepApnea
Turbulent airflow caused ... #PatientInfo #Pathophys ... Adenoids #Turbulence #BMJ
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... decreased PLT count: CBC ... patients if the cause ... When do you do a BM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- BMP, cap, CBC ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... ultrasound • CXR • CBC ... , BMP, LET, lipase
Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
Baseline evaluation: CBC ... , BMP, LFTs, TSH ... UA Most Common Causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
DIAGNOSIS Labs: • BMP ... coagulopathy) • CBC ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
a blood meal (passes ... TrypanosomaCruzi #Tcruzi #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma involving hepatic sinusoids.

HSTL also involves BM sinusoids and splenic red pulp cords and
also involves BM ... essentially all cases ... males, TCR g/d+, CD4 ... -, CD8-/+, TIA1+ ... present in most cases
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
eggs in tissues causes ... costaricensis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc