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Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
CLINICAL UTILITY ... help hone your differential ... #Dissociation #diagnosis ... #differential # ... causes
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... accumulation of clinical ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... Treatment: • ... #summary #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... effect following treatment ... #Causes #Hematology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... : • Liver disease ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... classification #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... #diagnosis #comparison
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Noninfectious Causes ... of Fever CRITICAL ... Noninfectious #Causes ... #Differential #
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Iatrogenic) • Liver ... #Causes #Hematology