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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Destruction • Abnormal ... Iatrogenic) • Liver ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Abnormal Genital Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
 • Medical (e.g. coagulopathy, liver disease, renal
Causes of Abnormal ... Genital Bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... coagulopathy, liver ... #Causes #OBGyn
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Chronic Disease Normal ... 80-100 fL) • Bleeding ... Renal Disease, Liver ... #Causes #Hematology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Algorithm and Differential ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations abnormal ... investigations depending on clinical
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... function may be abnormal ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... DIC • Severe Liver ... Treat primary cause ... - APTT < 1.5 x normal ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... : neuro, heme (bleeding ... you’ll do a good workup ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
physiology and clinical ... maintain a near-normal ... persistently increased work ... airflow obstruction causes ... increase in the work
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
invasive procedures/ bleeding ... the Journal of Clinical ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... deficiencies • Renal, liver ... other than GI bleeding
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... failure • GI bleeding ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... Diagnostic imaging of liver