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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... practices that could ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
Causes of Secondary ... • GI disorders ... NASH • Viruses: HIV ... myeloma, Lymphomas, RCC ... : COPD, cystic fibrosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
lymphoproliferative disorder ... Viral Infection Clinical ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... , HIV, rubella legionella ... younger pts) Differential
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Infectious: Influenza, EBV ... : CHF, valves, COPD ... Polyneuropathy, ALS), NMJ disorder ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Inferomedial temporal lobes ... Suspect in movement disorders ... effect/Edema • EBV
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... (COVID19, CMV/EBV ... , HIV), clostridial ... #Elevated #CK #differential ... #diagnosis #rhabdomyolysis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... Causes: 1. ... , HIV, CMV, HTLV ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Shiga-like toxin (E. coli ... • Drugs • HIV
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Diagnosis Baseline ... investigations depending on clinical ... , HIV serology, ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Infectious causes ... simplex virus, HIV ... #management #neurology ... #differential