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Differential Diagnosis of Pedal Edema #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Edema #LowerExtremity #Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral #Acute #Chronic #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Edema ... Unilateral #Bilateral #Acute ... #Chronic #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis of Acute Pelvic Pain #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Obgyn #Pelvic #Pain #PelvicPain #NonGynecologic
Diagnosis of Acute ... Pelvic Pain #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... Obgyn #Pelvic #Pain ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renal Disease, Liver ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... vs. chronic) 2) ... history (cardiac, liver ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: • Acute ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... > 20x normal - Acute ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... transaminitis #differential ... #diagnosis
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Diagnosis Framework ... Cirrhosis • Chronic ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... injury) • Ischemic ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Diagnostic Schema ... Chronic: ASCVD, ... GPA, IgA, MPA) Acute ... #Schema #Differential ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
hepatomegaly and anemia ... liver failure ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential ... #diagnosis
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Diagnosis Algorithm ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... Normal RBCs • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology