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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
severe bleeding and ... management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #medications #table ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology ... #warfarin #dosing
Thalassemia - Electrophoresis - Comparison Table
In this disorder it is the defective production of hemoglobin that
The main types are ... alpha-thalassemia and ... Beta #Comparison #Table ... #Hematology #Electrophoresis ... #Diagnosis
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... - Markers and Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Disorders #hematology
Anterior Non-necrotizing Scleritis - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

This 57 yo WM reported to clinic complaining of
he reported no pain ... phenylephrine was applied using ... patient was sent to rheumatology ... Bennett & Bloom ... #physicalexam #rheumatology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
ANGINA - Angina pain ... allow adequate blood ... Angina pain occurs ... 3 NSTEMI - During ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... History: Is the pain ... mainly or only during ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... painful swelling -> Pain ... after > 1 hr • Blood ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... moving around in ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... the total white blood ... which are released during ... Ulcerative Colitis and ... #causes #hematology
ISTH Scoring System for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Platelet count:
 • Expected: Low (or normal)
 • Elevation
presence of thrombin and ... DO NOT monitor using ... acute-phase reactant Blood ... ISTH #Scoring #diagnosis ... #hematology #laboratory