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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... Water - Pus - Blood ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #dyspnea #sob #differential ... #pulmonary
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Blood Loss, Occult ... HgbE, HgbC, etc. ... #elevatedMCV #Differential ... #Hematology
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
intake) • Target blood ... Insufficient blood ... (e.g. renal failure ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... levels #lupus #management
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... function test, ANA (e.g ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Workup #hematology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Mechanism Decr Blood ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... - Differential ... Liver Failure • Hypercalcemia ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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- Polycythemia Differential ... Polycythemia - Acquired Causes ... Hypoxia-driven: Cardiac/pulmonary ... Paraneoplastic (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
type ± C3d • Blood ... smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Cardiac Output, Blood ... Pressure, Pulmonary ... Resistance, Main Uses ... Pharmacology #Effect #Management
Consensus Indications for Irradiated RBC Transfusions:

Cellular blood components are irradiated for the prevention of TA-GVHD. Transfused
Transfusions: Cellular blood ... HLA-selected products (e.g ... Irradiation #RBC #Blood ... #Indications #Hematology ... #BloodBank #Management