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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Liver Disease • Vitamin ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass ... Surgery Nutrient ... • Persistent nausea ... #Surgery #bariatric ... gastroenterology #nutrition #Vitamin
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
disorders, or other causes ... • Secondary Causes ... Corticosteroids - Vitamin ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Causes of Hypocalcemia by Clinical Cause

Acute illness: pancreatitis, tumor lysis, severe illness - Secondary hyperparathyroidism from
by Clinical Cause ... dietary intake - Vitamin ... Malabsorption syndrome - Vitamin ... D deficiency Neck ... surgery - Low or
How to Evaluate an Abnormal APTT
Step 1: Is the PT or APTT Artifactually Prolonged?
Step 2: Is
Anticoagulants (Vitamin ... to identify the cause ... prolonged #diagnosis #hematology
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... ) • Severe vitamin ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes ... #differential #hematology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
common after distal bypass ... hyperglycemia and vitamin ... causes increased ... an option for bypass ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Megaloblastic: Vitamin ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Early vitamin K ... Pre-analytical cause ... Severe vitamin K ... #differential #hematology
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
deficiency • Vitamin ... HairLoss #Alopecia #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes