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Disorders associated with an increased D-dimer value 
via @GoodishIntent 


#Clinical #Diagnosis #Ddimer
an increased D-dimer ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Ddimer
Age adjusted D Dimer

Patients Age x 10 (85 year-old patients would have an age-adjusted 
cutoff of
Age adjusted D Dimer ... @RBuhumaid #DDimer
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
D-dimer Plasma ... D-dimer is a product ... D-dimer has been ... age, which can cause ... @DharSaty #Ddimer
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Benign - Simple ... : Simple cyst, Polycystic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Simple flowchart guide to interpreting arterial blood gases (ABGs). 

#abg #bloodgas #interpretation #algorithm #diagnosis
Simple flowchart ... arterial blood gases
Here’s a basic Diastology primer sheet I made before @sinaiemus echo session based on podcasts by
basic Diastology primer ... complicated topic simply
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Hyperkalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
R/O Pseudo-hyperkalemia:
 • Possible Lab error! Alwavs Repeat Blood sample!
 • Leukocytosis, Thrombocytosis:
Alwavs Repeat Blood sample ... cells lyse as sample ... Hemolysis in the sample ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Inability to perform simple ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause