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Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
Etiologies of Folate ... underlying mild folate ... anticonvulsants lead ... In addition, folate ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
Vitamin B12 and/or Folate ... levels of B12 or folate ... lack of B12 will lead ... Since folate is ... Diagnosis #Nutrition #Hematology
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
deficiency • Lead ... Megaloblastic: Folate ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Thalassemia • Lead ... Deficiency • Folate ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... - **MSK rads ... mri #clinical #Radiology ... #rheumatology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
ve in I, II - LAD ... LBBB, LAFB - RAD ... (V5/V6 rs, qs; lat ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
provide an axial load ... and externally rotate ... video #sports #msk
A 48-year-old-man presented to the dermatology clinic with a whitish discoloration and hyperkeratosis of the first
presented to the dermatology ... first toenail that had ... examination of the isolate ... microconidia that had
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... Infrapatellar fat-pad ... mri #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
LBBB Ventricular Tachycardia Criteria - Lead V1 - Telemetry Diagnosis
WCT is VT IF:
 • Initial r
Tachycardia Criteria - Lead ... Initial r wave > 30 ms ... nadir of S > 60 ms ... V1 #diagnosis #cardiology