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This 24M presented with acute onset CP/SOB, hypoxia, HR 150s. What's the diagnosis? Treatment options? Hint:
Thrombus in transit ... later with normal LV ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Thrombus ... #Clots #InTransit
Hemolysis Classification - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Causes

Commentary: Another way to think of immune hemolysis would be
Classification - Intrinsic ... and Extrinsic Causes ... autoimmune (most of the causes ... Classification #Intrinsic ... #Algorithm
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
least common): Thrombus ... Arterial - Thrombus ... : Cardiac (AF, LV ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Causes of Acute ... Pre-Renal Post-Renal Intrinsic ... #KidneyInjury #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... thrombus, LAA Thrombus ... Valve (Vegetation, Thrombus ... - Most Common Cause ... embolization Wlo LV
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Causes of Splenomegaly ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cirrhosis • Thrombus ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Intrinsic Factors ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... stone • Thrombus ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Urology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... proteinuria suggest intrinsic ... #Differential #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
affected in the intrinsic ... Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... drugs (e.g. direct thrombin ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes