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Syncope - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Reflex Syncope 
 - Cardiogenic Syncope
Syncope - Findings ... and Symptoms by Classification ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #Causes
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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(+) Rheumatoid Factor ... disorders: • Chronic infections ... #Rheumatoid #Factor ... #RF #rheumatology ... #laboratory #differential
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... • Serositis (infection ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Risk Factors for Septic Arthritis
Contiguous spread

Skin infection, cutaneous ulcers

Direct inoculation

Previous intraarticular injection

Prosthetic joint: early and delayed
Risk Factors for ... early and delayed (Table ... Prosthetic joint: late (Table ... arthritis) Other factors ... Infective #Arthritis #RiskFactors
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Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... drug induced • Infections ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #classification ... #hematology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
) / Maturation Factor ... The maturation factor ... (e.g. cancer, infection ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #differential
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Inflammation, Chronic Infection ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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e.g., HIV), EBV infection ... Etiology: - Infections ... translocation • Types: Classification ... involvement Differential ... #hematology
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Abdominal Pain - Differential ... narrow down your differential ... , Cardiac, GI, infectious ... , hematologic, urologic ... abdominal pain (Table