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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... Blood Loss • Acute ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... #Approach #Differential ... #Causes #Hematology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Diagnosis by Classification ... contractility) - Acute ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Classification
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... Ascariasis, Choledochal Cyst ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hepatology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... more practical approach ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... Light chain (LC) cast ... change disease • Hematologic ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of ... reactions, hematoma, pulmonary ... cholangitis, choledochal cyst ... #diagnosis #conjugated ... #unconjugated #differential
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Approach to the ... Diagnosis Framework ... depletion • Pulmonary ... muscle rupture • Acute ... #diagnosis #causes
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
(Morphological Approach ... kidney disease, Acute ... morphologic #mcv #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Retropharyngeal abscess • Acute ... • Bronchogenic cyst ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway