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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Chemotherapy (e.g ... disease, Etc. ... disease, Malignant ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis ... Algorithm DILI ... Cholestatic: Benign/malignant ... #Injury #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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older 50-70 • Malignant ... Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... the spleen or liver ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Suggestive ... Hypointense to Liver ... High Plasma E2 + Clinical ... #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
than one cause (e.g ... carcinomatosis, HF, etc ... Routine tests: Cell ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... Abnormal USS may well ... obstruction due to malignancy ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #Liver
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Malignant or accelerated ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... GH stimulates liver ... pancreatic islet cell ... and Workup: • ... #Management #Endocrinology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... ., uptake by cells ... of lactate as a clinical ... hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... drugs, seizures, malignancy
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... (GCA) Giant cell ... Diagnosis = clinical ... vs infection vs malignancy ... vision changes, etc