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Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... HgbE, HgbC, etc. ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Guidelines for Crises ... 39 C this is a clinical ... (late sign) (→ ... Guidelines for crises ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis ... Phos), CBC with differential ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... monitoring (vital signs ... , clinical appearance
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
muscles: “myasthenic crises ... life-threatening Differential ... and EMG Findings ... - Peek sign ... Myasthenia Crises
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
Pathogenesis and clinical ... 40% of patients diagnosed ... remainder likely arises ... to produce all classes ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked #pathophysiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Vasculitis (e.g. ... #causes #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #Diagnosis #causes
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Causes progressive ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
(SRC) Clinical ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... (MAHA) Pathophysiology ... Biopsy to confirm diagnosis ... • Refractory cases
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... vision changes, etc ... systemic complaints- anemia