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Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... High Affinity Hemoglobin ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... Apnea • Chronic Pulmonary
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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- Polycythemia Differential ... Algorithm Elevated Hemoglobin ... Polycythemia - Acquired Causes ... Hypoxia-driven: Cardiac/pulmonary ... Polycythemia #Vera #PV #Differential
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
saturation of hemoglobin ... loss) or abnormal hemoglobin ... Hypoxemia #summary #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... Anemia - Differential ... Internal - Hemoglobin ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Pulmonary Fibrosis

#Pulmonary #Fibrosis #Causes #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pulmonary ... Fibrosis #Pulmonary ... #Fibrosis #Causes ... #Differential #
The differential diagnosis for an elevated MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) includes:

Conditions with Abnormal RBCs:
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The differential ... mean corpuscular hemoglobin ... Sickle cells • Hemoglobin ... Hemolysis (i.e., free hemoglobin ... Elevated #MCHC #Differential
Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Left Shift (↓ O2 unloading to tissue), Left = Lower:
 • ↓ H+ (↑
Oxygen-Hemoglobin ... MatthewHoMD #Oxygen #Hemoglobin ... pathophysiology #pulmonary
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... heart defect - Pulmonary ... diseases - Pulmonary ... #Cyanosis #Differential ... Central #Cardiology #Causes
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... consolidation is pulmonary ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... from the various causes ... Consolidation #Differential
Pneumothorax Causes - Differential Diagnosis Schema
Spontaneous - Traumatic - Iatrogenic

Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Pneumothorax #Causes #Differential #Diagnosis
Pneumothorax Causes ... - Differential ... #Pneumothorax #Causes ... #Differential # ... Classification #Pulmonary