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Causes of Anemia in infants & children

#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Anemia #Differential #Infants #Features
Causes of Anemia ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Anemia #Differential
Causes of anemia in infants & children

#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Differential #Anemia #Causes #Algorithm
Causes of anemia ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Differential # ... Anemia #Causes #
Iron Panel Interpretation

Iron deficiency - ↓ Iron, ↑-nl Transferrin / TIBC, ↓ Transferrin Saturation,  ↓
↓ Transferrin Saturation ... , ↓ Ferritin Anemia ... nl Transferrin Saturation ... ↓ Transferrin Saturation ... deficiency #diagnosis #differential
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
- insufficient oxygen ... Hypoxemia - low oxygen ... SaO2 - percent saturation ... SvO2 → Low PaO2 ANEMIC ... summary #pulmonary #differential
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
x (Hct / 45) / Maturation ... Factor The maturation ... particular degree of anemia ... Index < 2: • Anemia ... #differential #
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
determine if their anemia ... deficiency as well as anemia ... To you help differentiate ... Iron #Deficiency #Anemia ... #Transferrin #Saturation
Causes of Enuresis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary Control Never Achieved)
 • Delayed Maturation
of Enuresis - Differential ... Achieved) • Delayed Maturation ... Enuresis: • Pediatric ... Nocturnal #Enuresis #Differential ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Variability & Decelerations - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Minimal/Absent Variability
Decelerations - Differential ... • Severe fetal anemia ... maternal arterial oxygen ... saturation • ... FetalHeartRate #Tracing #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... for Hemolytic Anemia ... Babesia, Malaria • Oxygen ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #Differential #
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
hyponatremia) - Oxygen ... - Trauma - Uremia ... encephalopathy #differential