6 results
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
x (Hct / 45) / Maturation ... Factor The maturation ... (e.g. cancer, infection ... , G6PD deficiency ... #differential #
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Classification and Differential ... delivery: Hypoxemia, Anemia ... Hepatic failure, Infection ... syndrome, Thiamine deficiency ... Classification #Differential
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
disease • Iron-deficiency ... anemia unresponsive ... microscopic colitis Differential ... NSAlDs, ARBs) • Infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... inhibitors and SGLT2 deficiency ... Starvation I - Ingestions ... linezolid U - Uremia ... #diagnosis #differential
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
Pouch Disorders - Differential ... • Inflammatory/Infectious ... Systemic/Metabolic: Anemia ... loss, Vit D/B12 deficiency ... Diagnosis #surgery #gastroenterology
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Acidosis B. ... ), sickle cell anemia ... Infectious: HIV, ... aldosterone synthase deficiency ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential