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Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
are present • Classic ... lymphadenopathy more diffuse ... B-Cell ~90% • Low ... age range • High ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Low Mean Corpuscular ... Chronic Infection) High ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... diuresis can be high ... water intake (Primary ... polydipsia), Low ... differential #diagnosis #table
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... EPO-independent (primary ... up EPO levels Primary ... levels: realllly low ... levels: normal/high
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
neuromuscular injury, disuse ... Primary adrenal ... Drug-associated: heparin, low-molecular-weight ... Differential #Diagnosis #High ... #Potassium #Classification