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Approach to determining the cause of a blood clot
1) Is it acquired?
2) Should you consider inheritable
determining the cause ... Should you consider inheritable ... causes? ... VTE #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy DCMP - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic DCMP: Viral, Inflammatory cardiomyopathy, Genetic causes, Unknown
Causes of Dilated ... cardiomyopathy, Genetic causes ... , Unknown causes ... Mitochondrial inheritance ... Other secondary causes
Pathogens Causing Bloody Diarrhea = SEECSY Mnemonic

SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea doesn’t sounds SEXY 
S = Salmonella
E =
Pathogens Causing Bloody ... Mnemonic SEECSY= Bloody ... Mnemonic #Pathogens #Bloody ... #Hemorrhagic #Causes
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic: Small Bowel vs Large Bowel
 • Infectious: Diarrhea-Predominant
Diarrhea-Predominant vs Nausea ... Inflammatory: Bloody ... vs Non-Bloody
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... infection: hazy, cloudy ... or bloody fluid
Causes of Late Bleeding in Pregnancy (2nd & 3rd Trimester) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bleeding from Os
Causes of Late Bleeding ... rupture • Labour (bloody ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
parasternal heave, a loud ... Color-flow Doppler ... continuous-wave Doppler ... continuous-wave Doppler ... video) #clinical #doppler
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... elliptocytosis Extrinsic Causes ... agents ex. lead, copper ... Intravascular Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... Tests to evaluate cause ... - Renal Duplex Doppler ... agent Uncommon causes
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Antacids) • Toxins Bloody ... histolytjca) Nausea ... Crohn's Colitis Bloody