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Normal urine output 
- 0.5 to 1.5 cc/kg/hour 
- A patient should be urinating at least
500 cc/day in adults ... Anuria - ... output #oliguria #anuria ... #laboratory #shock ... #classification
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... Anemia - Differential ... - Enzyme Acquired ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach to Anemia ... Deficiency • Aplastic Anemia ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Non-lmmune #Anemia ... #Classification
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Hemolytic Anemia ... → Sickle Cell anemia ... spherocytosis Acquired ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... UnremarkableLab #Hemolytic #Anemia
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Poisoning • Anemia ... Marrow Failure • Anemia ... Myelodysplasia #Anemia ... #MCV #Classification
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Framework for Anemia ... thalassemia • Anemia ... patients), "Hospital-acquired ... anemia" High MCV ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
for Hemolytic Anemia ... Intrinsic Causes ... Intravascular Causes ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #classification
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
Causes of Hyperferritinemia ... Most Common Causes ... HLH or Adult Onset ... Sideroblastic anemia ... In adults, HLH is
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
shallow breathing in adults ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Tachypnea: • Anemia ... Metabolic Causes ... • Hypovolemic shock
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
 •
Causes of Depressed ... Sepsis Other: • Anemia ... • Shock • Hypothermia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes