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Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 •
Generalized Weakness ... ILD, OSA, pHTN, Anemia ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... general seizure caused ... and metabolic causes ... sedative drugs, uremia ... Classification #Diagnosis #Neurology
Leukoerythroblastosis and myelophthisic anemia can be associated with any marrow-replacing process. In this case, the likely
myelophthisic anemia ... In this case, the ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy #Clinical
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Simple, Complex • Generalized ... Cerebral Hypoxia, Uremia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
fetus/newborn the causes ... maturation of red cell precursors ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Rouleaux in urine sediment - Urine Microscopy
Rouleaux in urine sediment. As the finding in the blood
finding in the blood smears ... , it is caused by ... sediment #Microscopy #clinical ... #nephrology
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
This smear was from ...

Causes of spherocyte ... and hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear

Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... skin that are caused ... Peripheral Smear ... dysplastic erythroid precursors ... Peripheral blood smear
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Hematologic disease caused ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... severe hemolytic anemia ... toxo reactivation Clinical ... phase: Peripheral smear
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Diagnosis: • Based on clinical ... More likely to cause ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... - Improves clinical ... diagnosis #management #neurology