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Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Hypersplenism • Secondary ... • Acute Bleed ... #Differential #
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... Blood Loss • Acute ... / Normochromic RBCs ... Disease • Marrow ... Classification #Approach #Differential
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia ... syndrome, myeloma, secondary ... , Acute intermittent ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... LC deposition disease ... Minimal change disease ... malignancies Treatment ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
of Sickle Cell Disease ... Supportive with treatment ... hepatomegaly and anemia ... #SickleCell #Disease ... hepatology #hepatitis #differential
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... : ACS, Acute decompensated ... Tamponade • Chronic: Anemia ... Neuromuscular disease ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Non-ACS Myocardial ... Elevated Troponin Differential ... End Stage Renal Disease ... Structural Heart Disease ... Shock, Hypoxemia, Anemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Infectious: • Acute ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... Iron deficiency anemia
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... • Primary GNs: Disease ... nephropathy • Secondary ... Due to systemic disease ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
Types • Type 1 - Acute ... effects • Type 3 - Acute ... neuro-hormonal and uremia ... cause • Type 5 - Secondary ... Types #cardiology #nephrology