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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Interstitial Lung Disease ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Disorders - Blood Gas ... Differentials? ... - Vomiting, NG suction ... restrictive lung disease ... #VBG #differential
Anemia 

#diagnosis #algorithm #differential #cardiology #anemia#CEM

Revista Médica Clínica Las Condes
CELL BLOOD COUNT CLINICAL INTERPRETATION
diagnosis #algorithm #differential ... Revista Médica Clínica ... Las Condes CELL ... BLOOD COUNT CLINICAL ... INTERPRETATION
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Approach to Thyroid Function ... hyperthyroidism as ... of pregnancy, critical ... ophthalmopathy → Graves' Disease ... endocrinology #TFTs #TSH #Interpretation
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad ... decreased glycosylated fraction ... < 20% Differential ... Complications: MAS
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Interstitial Lung Disease ... - Differential ... Impaired cardiac function ... Metastases to lung as ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... estrogen such as ... hepatic synthetic function ... Veno-occlusive disease
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease ... heavy metals), Critical ... Neuromuscular junction ... dermatomyositis, Thyroid disease ... Weakness #Causes #differential
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
in Sickle Cell Disease ... impaired splenic function ... • Differentiate ... Hematogenous spread as ... #differential #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... country), thyroid function ... IgG, IgM (CVID, WAS ... bypass), LFT (liver disease