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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... to Anemia - Differential ... Blood Loss • Acute ... • Anemia of Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... to Acute Interstitial ... sensitive) • AKI ... MatthewHoMD #Acute ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach ... to Acute Kidney ... e.g AEIOU ) or anuria ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... #Acute #KidneyInjury
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
sonographic approach ... in emergency ... department - Mnemonic ... and Differential ... A - Abdominal
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
(AKI) - Differential ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
(Morphological Approach ... of chronic kidney ... disease, Acute ... morphologic #mcv #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
For an elderly patient ... of chronic disease ... To you help differentiate ... the following approach ... #Algorithm #Ferritin
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... acute exacerbation ... aneurysms • Acute ... #Causes #Differential
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... ) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... • Sickle cell anemia ... #Abdominal #Pain
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Pulmonary - Other • Anemia