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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Polycythemia Vera • Chronic ... : • Acute or Chronic ... or hyposplenic states ... #Hematology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... Hypertension Stage ... • Acute and chronic ... Papilledema #Chronic ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
hepatitis B - Chronic ... Inactive HBV carrier state ... HBeAg-negative chronic ... (about 10% of cases ... diagnosis #laboratory #hepatology
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... diverticulum, AUPBD • Stones ... Inflammatory: Chronic ... Biliary #Dilatation #causes ... differential #diagnosis #hepatology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... : Chronic heart ... → Inflammation causes ... endpoint of all-cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... Generalized edematous states ... conditions: Acute & chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #radiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... Malnutrition due to chronic ... Post-operative state ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Physiologic Causes ... disorders - Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
findings Acute or Chronic ... Otitis Media -> Stage ... are connected) Stage ... hearing loss, nausea ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... determine the cause ... like acute or chronic ... OP) - multiple chronic ... Consolidation #Causes