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Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Relative ... • Burns • Diarrhea ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Diagnosis Algorithm ... some time, let’s see ... - Typical issue ... - Typical issue ... #Algorithm #workup
Atypical HUS - Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Unlike typical HUS, which is shigatoxin mediated, aHUS is not typically
Atypical HUS - Hemolytic ... associated with diarrhea ... autoimmune like SLE ... renal, cardiac, pulmonary ... Uremic #Syndrome #diagnosis
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... Lung US, Echo, LE ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea ... 2.5 kg) (32%) Atypical ... • New onset SLE ... antibody test) Treatment ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... pregnancy • May have typical ... orthopnea, PND, LE ... management #cardiology #treatment
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
- differential diagnosis ... deficiency anemia, Polycythemia ... Topical emollients ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis