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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Consider RBC membrane disorder ... #Anemia #Differential ... #workup #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
lymphoproliferative disorder ... Viral Infection Clinical ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... younger pts) Differential ... IgM Includes Disorders
Nail diseases and disorders.
 - Spoon Nails (Koilonychia)
 - Pitting of Nails
 - Beau's Lines
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Nail diseases and ... white spots) #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Leukonychia #Table #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Schistosomiasis - Chronic hemolytic ... , thyroid disorders ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... HELLP Syndrome (Hemolysis ... features: Hemolysis ... hepatitis #comparison #differential ... #diagnosis #icp
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for glomerular disease ... proteinuria exceeds 500 mg ... LDH - Assess for hemolysis ... glomerular #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... Intubation only if clinically ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... (vital signs, clinical
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Immunodeficiency disorder ... late adulthood • Diagnosis ... to 8 years Clinical ... and autoimmune hemolytic ... than 100 to 300 mg
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for glomerular disease ... proteinuria exceeds 500 mg ... LDH - Assess for hemolysis ... #glomerular #disease ... #workup #diagnosis
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Hypertensive Disorders ... Proteinuria (e.g., 300 mg ... HELLP: Syndrome of hemolysis ... so have high clinical ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential