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Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Signs ... : Membrane defects ... Hemolytic #Anemias #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... organ-specific signs ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... osmolarity If cause ... clinical context and signs ... • Cardio-renal syndrome ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... Gardner-Diamond syndrome ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential ... #rheumatology #
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Genetic defects ... - Hungry bones syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
scapularis • Infects ... within morulae Signs ... myalgias, shaking chills ... is rare (< 10% cases ... ), cough (30% cases
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... (parkinsonian signs ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... #causes #Differential
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Mechanisms and Side Effects ... • Serotonin Syndrome ... SSRI Withdrawal Syndrome ... Dizziness - Nausea ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... called Kussmaul's sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... #causes