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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... Non malignant hematologic ... effect following treatment ... Thrombocytosis #Differential
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... after Bariatric Surgery ... Types of Bariatric ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Treatment #Complications
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
Coombs • IgG type ... • Blood smear: Differential ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... urine, sweat) - its ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... regional ischemia, surgery ... before beginning treatment
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Pachymeningitis - Differential ... lumbar puncture or surgery ... dural tear - type ... lateral leak - type ... HP #Neurology #differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Disease 3 Types ... Agglutinin Syndrome (CAS ... disease (younger pts ... ) Differential ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
after Bariatric Surgery ... nutrients • TPN for treatment ... excluded limb • Treatment ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
diseases, Trauma, Surgery ... Treatment is aimed ... Classification #Types ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Differential
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and Signs: 50% pts ... and panic attack-type ... of anesthesia, surgery ... glucose, apparent type ... management and then surgery
#Cobb #Cob #angle 
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scoliosis and its ... may different #types ... requires active #treatment ... to successful treatment ... spinal #fusion #surgery