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Causes of Generalized Hypoxia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hypoxemic - Not enough O2 (Most Common)
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of Generalized Hypoxia ... - Differential ... Most Common) • Anemic ... • Histotoxic - Cells ... #Differential #
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia ... SvO2 → Low PaO2 ANEMIC ... - Cells cannot ... #pulmonary #differential ... diagnosis #causes #pathophysiology
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
stored red blood cells ... • arterial hypoxemia ... - Sickle cell anemia ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Right #Shift #Differential
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Lactic Acidosis - Classification ... and Differential ... oxygen delivery: Hypoxemia ... , Anemia Type B ... #Differential #
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Elevated Troponin Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Pre-Coronarv): Shock, Hypoxemia ... , Anemia - ... Elevated #Troponin #Differential
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Diagnosis and workup ... the diagnostic workup ... - Progressive amnesia ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... Algorithm • Sickle cells ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... (LP) tumour B cells ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential
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 ... -95% of cases) Classification ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate