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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach to Anemia ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Metabolism Disorder - Acquired ... #Classification ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... complicated by septic shock ... criteria: Septic shock ... CAP #Community #Acquired ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
practices that could cause ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... changes), high MCV anemia ... evaluation: not required ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
undifferentiated shock ... is in impending shock ... perfusion - shock ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #typea #typeb #classification
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia ... Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Nausea ... arrhythmias, Cardiogenic shock ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
general seizure caused ... and metabolic causes ... sedative drugs, uremia ... Pseudoseizures #GrandMal #Classification ... Neurology #Signs #Symptoms
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Vitamin C is required ... breath, wasting, anemia ... Psychiatric symptoms ... Loss of teeth Anemia ... , or any other cause
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... ingestion • B symptoms ... ) Classification ... lymphoma #diagnosis #classification
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
Bandemia, AKI. ... dogs & latter can cause ... dog or cat bite. symptoms ... endocarditis, sepsis, shock ... abrupt onset of symptoms
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic complaints- anemia ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... w/in 24 hours) required ... absence of visual symptoms ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms