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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... Diagnosis #Causes
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Consult GI ± EGD Causes ... Bleed: • Peptic Ulcer ... UGIB #GIBleed #Differential ... #Diagnosis #management ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Peptic Ulcer ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... • Somatoform Disorder
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Symptom | Diagnosis ... • Muscular or neurologic ... the underlying cause ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Vascular disorders ... without an obvious cause ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
general seizure caused ... and metabolic causes ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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"pass out" • Symptoms ... Associated with nausea ... Algorithm #dizzy #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #management
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Inflammatory causes ... optica spectrum disorder ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
pylori) Infection - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
rheumatologic disorders ... life-threatening causes ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis