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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Diagnosis and ... Management Diagnosis ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
- Differential Diagnosis ... Diseases: • GATA2 deficiency ... Diseases: • Systemic lupus ... Antibody-mediated hemolysis Nutritional ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... effect following treatment ... malignancy • Iron deficiency ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Inflammatory Disease (IBD ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #nutrition
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... and treatment/follow‐up ... of iron deficiency ... TSAT, transferrin saturation ... #Management #Diagnosis
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute hemolysis, deficiency ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Management Summary ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Treatment: • Global ... #Management #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... Diagnosis: Ferritin ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Purpura (TTP) Diagnosis ... severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #management ... #treatment #rheumatology ... #hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
(SLE) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... #rheumatology