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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Anemia (AIHA) - Differential ... AIHA (48-70%) Cold ... Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal ... cold hemoglobinuria ... #Anemia #AIHA #Differential
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal ... Neuritis-Labyrinthitis BENIGN PAROXYSMAL ... ) • Hallpike test ... ) • Epley maneuver ... saccade seen) • Epley
Expected DAT Results in Autoimmune Hemolysis
DAT Negative Hemolysis
 • DAT Poly ( - ), IgG (
, C3d ( +/- ) Cold ... , C3d ( +/- ) Paroxysmal ... cold hemoglobinuria ... #antiglobulin #test
Benign Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperplasia - Often Bilateral
 • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
 • ACTH
Adrenal Mass - Differential ... Dexamethasone Suppression Test ... Pheochromocytoma (Paroxysmal ... AdrenalMass #Benign #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
bronchodilator test ... required, specific tests ... bronchoprovocation test ... and sensitivity tests ... summary of the differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin ... younger pts) Differential ... macroglobulinemia Paroxysmal ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test
Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs) and Interpretation

 • TSH, Free T4, Free T3
 • T3 Uptake
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Thyroid Function Tests ... Thyroid #Function #Tests ... Interpretation #endocrinology ... laboratory #patterns #differential
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thyroid function tests ... #differential #algorithm ... #thyroid #endocrinology
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Adrenal Mass - Differential ... Dexamethasone Suppression Test ... Pheochromocytoma (Paroxysmal ... AdrenalMass #Malignant #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... • AIHA: warm, cold ... incompatibility • Paroxysmal ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential