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Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Retroperitoneal bleed ... contractility) - Acute ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... #Table #CriticalCare
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... Blood Loss • Acute ... Bleed - Normocytic ... #Classification ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Normal RBCs • Acute ... Bleed • Hemolysis ... #Differential #
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... 80-100 fL) • Bleeding ... #MCV #Classification ... #Differential #
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Iron-deficiency anemia ... Malignant tumors, Acute ... Liver diseases, Bleeding ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary ... key #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Stable Angina • Acute ... - Other • Anemia ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Intraparenchymal bleed ... intraparenchymal bleed ... , anemia, febrile ... effect (aneurysm, bleed ... #differential #
Upper Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Hematemesis/Melena
 - Blood in vomitus?/black, tarry stools
 - If
Gastronintestinal Bleed ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Acute ... - Exclude bleeding ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... insufficiency, acute ... gastrointestinal bleeding ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare ... #differential
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
- Differential ... iron deficiency anemia ... • Occult UGI bleeding ... , • Acute colitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes