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Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... Supratherapeutic warfarin effect ... amyloidosis #Abnormal ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects on the Kidneys

Remember that NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB therapy have opposing effects on
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects ... NSAIDs cause vasoconstriction ... patients with normal ... use shouldn't cause ... additional risk factors
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
== NORMAL PT ... /NORMAL PTT: • ... VIII level NORMAL ... coagulation, or defects ... discern these causes
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Pre-analytical cause ... Supratherapeutic warfarin effect ... Jcortesizaguirr #Abnormal ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
Saline (NS) - Comparison ... - Protective effects ... shift • Saline Causes ... • Saline May Cause ... Dilutes clotting factors
Osteomalacia & Osteoporosis in People with HIV
Osteomalacia:
 - Decreased bone matrix mineralization. In people with HIV
(from multiple causes ... multifactorial (viral effect ... traditional risk factors ... Osteopenia - Lab: Normal ... Osteoporosis #HIVAIDS #Comparison
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Disease - IBD Comparison ... between diseased and normal ... ileum • Most cases ... of relatively normal ... #Disease #IBD #Comparison
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Virus -> Fecal-oral ... cataracts, cardiac defects ... encephalitis and cellulitis ... direct contact & infects ... genital warts, abnormal
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Destruction • Abnormal ... Congenital • Factor ... Deficiency • Factor
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... infection: typical cellulitis ... erysipelas with no focus ... including those caused ... #SSTIs #Algorithm