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Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Decreased production:
 • Bone marrow suppression
 • Bone marrow failure
 • Bone
Nutritional Increased destruction ... disorders • Immune destruction ... Consumption • Destruction
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
with the Apley Distraction ... orthopedics #msk #sports
Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
phenomenon > valvular destruction ... of IE like Roth spots
Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echo (FATE) - Basic FATE views

Pos 1: Subcostal 4-chamber

Pos 2: Apical 4-chamber

Pos 3:
Focus Assessed Transthoracic ... Parasternal LV short ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
parasympathetic ns, destruction ... ADH & oxytocin, destruction ... thermal regulation, destruction ... Satiety center, destruction
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS ... • Parasternal Short ... • Parasternal Short ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Causes of Thrombocytopenia.
Platelet counts may be depressed because of decreased production or due to increased platelet
increased platelet destruction ... Causes #Production #Destruction
Differential Diagnosis of Thrombocytopenia by Categories:
- Decreased Production
- Increased Destruction
- Redistribution

#Diagnosis #Thrombocytopenia #Differential #Algorithm #Causes #Ddxof
Production - Increased Destruction
Parasternal Windows on POCUS
PLAX = parasternal long axis 
PSAX = parasternal short axis

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala
Parasternal Windows on POCUS ... = parasternal short ... Parasternal #Windows #POCUS
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) - Base Level View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Alberta Sono
Parasternal Short ... Wall Anatomy on POCUS ... Wall #Anatomy #POCUS