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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Exam: • Hearing tests ... whispered voice test ... Tuning Fork Tests ... 512 Hz) Weber Test ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
pathognomonic laboratory tests ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Giant retinal tears ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
A 70 year old was ... and a cardiac POCUS ... showed a classic syndrome ... 3/ #Clinical #POCUS ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome
FAST - Cardiac Tamponade - Torn atrial appendage.
WCUME 2017 Submission for Best POCUS - Massive hemopericardium
Submission for Best ... POCUS - Massive ... #Peds #Trauma #POCUS ... Hemorrhage #Torn #Tear
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Three syndromes ... Elevated Liver tests ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
Clinical Syndrome ... Features: alveolitis, ear ... myelodysplastic syndrome ... myelodysplastic syndrome ... Autoinflammatory #Somatic #rheumatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Behcet's Syndrome ... Criteria for Behget's Syndrome ... Abnormal pathergy test ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Behcets #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #criteria #rheumatology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Drug-associated, PCH, Evans Syndrome ... Laboratory Tests ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Gastrectomy, WHDA syndrome ... diet, Alcoholism, Tea-toast ... Algorithm #ferritin #hematology