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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... K), H. pylori test ... (GI symptoms/endemic ... thyroid function test
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
incidentally during medical ... evaluation or workup ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
pp65 antigenemia test ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential ... #signs #symptoms
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
hydrocephalus, HIV ... ... laboratory tests ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... (parkinsonian signs ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... #differential #
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... - Dyspnea at rest ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... - Emergency Causes ... cord infarct • HIV ... #diagnosis #causes
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... infection Cardinal Symptoms ... without localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... e.g., congenital hip ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #