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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... in order to alleviate ... symptoms, and improve ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... algorithm #cardiology #treatment
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Turner Syndrome ... • IGF-I Deficiency ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Cystic Fibrosis, CHF
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Deficiency Risk ... diarrhoea, Short bowel syndrome ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
decompensation (CHF ... overload) Other Symptoms ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... : >3 symptoms, or ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... Renal Failure Treatment
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
anemia, GATA2 deficiency ... , CTLA4 deficiency ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... • Improve the symptoms ... #diagnosis #management
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age 70 years Symptoms ... or folic acid deficiency ... • Copper deficiency ... factors (examples: G-CSF ... #diagnosis #hematology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... the brain • CSF ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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- Differential Diagnosis ... hypertension and/or drug treatment ... anemia-rare - Copper ... deficiency-rare ... #causes #hematology