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Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... JAK-2 Positive - Low ... Carboxyhemoglobin Heart ... #Causes #Hematology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Takayasu disease • Normal ... beats: • Left heart ... tardus (delayed/slow ... #causes
Hyponatremia - Differential Algorithm
Isotonic Hyponatremia: Hyperlipidemia, Hyperproteinemia, Recent TURP
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • Hypovolemia: Diuretics/Nephropathies, Vomiting, Diarrhea,
- Differential Algorithm ... Hypervolemia: Congestive Heart ... Ethylene glycol, Methanol ... #diagnosis #causes ... nephrology #sodium #low
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... remember than the normal ... volume-based algorithm ... can be high or low ... renal perfusion (Heart
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
neck, wrists and ankles ... Causes of exacerbation ... - Environment: heat ... - How troublesome ... - Is growth normal
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
increased blood flow ... in congenital heart ... Local causes include ... Systemic causes ... Nail #Diseases #Abnormal
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Anomaly • Blood flow ... in normal artery ... Disease of the Head ... #Causes
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
state with the head ... The head turned ... associated with low ... associated with low ... hypotonia and the cause