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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... #hematology
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... and Management ... Caused by: Tropheryma ... Symptoms and Signs ... #management #criteria
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's Disease ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... clue • Blood tests ... endocrinology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... test, TempTest ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior
Breast Cancer - Visible Signs on Physical Examination:

Retraction, Abnormal Contours, Skin Dimpling, Nipple Retraction, Edema, Paget's
Cancer - Visible Signs ... Edema, Paget's Disease ... the Nipple #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
(Romberg's sign ... Observe when patient closes ... • Cerebellar disease ... #neurology #diagnosis ... proprioception #physicalexam
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... significant portal HTN Signs ... • Infiltrative diseases ... Veno-occlusive disease ... #causes #hepatology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... (posterior canal ... Méniére's disease
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Toxoplasmosis) - Posterior ... • Kikuchi Disease ... #Hematology #Oncology