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Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Low Mean Corpuscular ... Chronic Disease Normal ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
Causes of Secondary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... progesterone challenge, Low ... FSH, Low estrogen ... #Causes #OBGyn
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... remember than the normal ... volume-based algorithm ... can be high or low ... differential #diagnosis #table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Epidemiology: -10% of all ... lupus cases, drug-dependent ... Discontinuation of causal ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... sle #comparison #table
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
A patient with average ... patient with a low ... acyclovir in these cases ... empiric acyclovir to all ... HSV PCR would cause
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... Lymphoma (90-95% of cases ... ) Classification ... Blood Count - Low ... may be high or low
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... levels: realllly low ... exogenous, EPO levels: normal ... about secondary causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
increased blood flow ... Local causes include ... Systemic causes ... Commonly affects all ... Nail #Diseases #Abnormal
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
should use this algorithm ... risk of smallpox –low ... specimens from low ... See table below ... HIGH RISK CASES
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... are usually near-normal ... generally requires all ... • Treatment algorithms ... appropriate only for low