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Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... ) - Differential ... increased - Fe/TlBC, MCV ... TIBC Normal - MCV ... #Macrocytosis #elevatedMCV
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Macrocytosis #elevatedMCV ... #Differential #
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... oliguria (< 0.5 mL ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... oliguria (< 0.5 mL ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... aseptic meningitis), MCC ... Disease: Arterial (MCC-small ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
General Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1) Check reticulocyte count to determine if hypo/hyper-proliferative
2) Exclude
Approach to Anemia - Differential ... haptoglobin) 3) Use MCV ... & clinical context ... uw_IMresidency #anemia #differential ... diagnosis #hematology #algorithm
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... levels to <1ng/mL ... #Endocrinology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... Anterior circulation: MCA ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Possible approach to empiric anticoagulation in COVID-19

Is D-dimer above '"1,000-2,000 ng/ml?
Contraindication to anticoagulation?
Check fibrinogen level and/or
1,000-2,000 ng/ml ... Internet Book of Critical ... anticoagulation #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm #SARSCOV2