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Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... diff, BMP, uric acid ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology #workup
Thromboelastography (trademarked as TEG)
 • Graphical representation of the fibrin polymerization process
 • Point-of-care anti-coagulation monitoring
monitoring to aid ... routine transfusion algorithms ... (aminocaproic acid ... or tranexamic acid ... interpretation #hematology
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Utilizing Uric Acid ... promotes Urea/uric acid ... 4) Serum Uric Acid ... - Low Uric Acid ... - High Uric Acid
Tranexamic Acid: Mechanism of Action
 - TXA is an anti-fibrinolytic
 - TXA is a synthetic analog
Tranexamic Acid: ... analog of the amino acid ... #Tranexamic #Acid ... pathophysiology #hematology
Acid-Base (Made Easy) - Algorithm for determining the primary acid / base disorder
#Diagnosis #Metabolic #Respiratory #Acidosis
Acid-Base (Made ... Easy) - Algorithm ... determining the primary acid ... Acidosis #Alkalosis #Algorithm
True Hyponatremia Differential Algorithm

Instead (or in addition) of volume status examination, check urine sodium and serum
Hyponatremia Differential Algorithm ... and serum uric acid ... sodium low, uric acid ... high and uric acid ... #Differential #Algorithm
Lactulose: Mechanism of Action in Hepatic Encephalopathy
Lactulose → ↑ Lactic Acid, Acetic Acid → ↓ pH
Lactulose → ↑ Lactic Acid ... , Acetic Acid → ... mechanism #ammonia #hepatology
Pathways Involved in Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism in Chronic Kidney Disease. The tricarboxylic acid (TCA)
Protein and Amino Acid ... tricarboxylic acid ... metabolize amino acids ... products of amino acid ... oxidation of amino acids
Therapeutic Advantages and Disadvantages of some NSAIDs
Salicylates: Aspirin, Salicylate salts, Diflunisal
Acetic acids: Indomethacin, Sulindac, Tolmetin
Propionic acids:
Diflunisal Acetic acids ... Tolmetin Propionic acids ... Fenamates: Mefenamic acid ... , Meclofenamic acid
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
to filter uric acid ... like lactic acid ... secretion of uric acid ... Under-excretion of Uric Acid ... abnormally high uric acid