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Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 ā€¢ Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 ā€¢ Infection/Sepsis
 ā€¢ Non-infectious
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Platelet ... Reactive: ā€¢ Anemia ... Myelofibrosis ā€¢ Chronic ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infection) High ... #MCV #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 ā€¢ Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 ā€¢ Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... drug induced ā€¢ Infections ... Diagnosis #causes ... #classification ... #hematology
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 ā€¢ Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of ... (eg, hemolytic anemias ... reactions, hematoma, pulmonary ... #diagnosis #conjugated ... #unconjugated #differential
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 ā€¢ Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ā€¢ Anemia of Chronic ... #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 ā€¢ Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 ā€¢ Essential thrombocytosis
 ā€¢ Polycythemia
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Causes #Hematology
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 ā€¢ Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 ā€¢ Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... : - Anemia ā€¢ ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 ā€¢ Acute infection
 ā€¢ Solid organ
- Differential ... Diagnosis Secondary ... Thrombocytosis): ā€¢ Acute infection ... malignancies ā€¢ Anemia ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... Renal failure (uremia ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... diseases - HIV infection ... hemolytic anemia ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes