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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Infectious: • Acute ... disease Tissue Damage ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... ANCA, Anti-GBM, C3 ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN ... #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... to Acute Interstitial ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... MatthewHoMD #Acute ... #diagnosis
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... Algorithm Blood ... Loss • Acute ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Generalized ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Causes of Sudden ... Unexpected Death in ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Approach to Possible ... mm is needed to cause ... ) Target organ damage ... , such as: - Acute ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Disruptions in ... - APLS • Acute ... Scurvy - Actinic damage ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... Approach (when ... An acute rise or ... signs of end-organ damage ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Eczematous ... and vesicles (acute ... Eczematous #SkinRash #dermatology ... #Algorithm #causes