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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... ataxia - usually ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #neurology #nutrition
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Reactive: • Anemia/blood ... loss (Fe deficiency ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #Platelets #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Diagnosis Algorithm Blood ... Reticulocytes • Iron Deficiency ... • B12/Folate Deficiency ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Microcytic" • Iron deficiency ... disease, Acute blood ... , Folate deficiency ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Causes of Anemia ... Algorithm Normal Blood ... • Dietary Deficiency ... B12 and Folate Deficiency ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... RBC>13 • Iron Deficiency ... Blood Loss, Occult ... Malabsorption, Dietary Deficiency ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
plateletcount), peripheral blood ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... patients if the cause ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Workup #hematology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
blood collection ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... ) - Waddling gait ... Phosphatase: • Other causes ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
the total white blood ... Chickenpox Other Causes ... : • Iron deficiency ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hematology #basophils
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Clotting factor deficiency ... : • Complete blood ... • Fecal occult blood ... test • Serology