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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Blood Smear • Drugs ... Increased Requirement (e.g ... Liver Disease #Macrocytic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... dietary intake (e.g ... : • Worsening macrocytic ... , can consider IM ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
anticholinergic drug ... and positioning (e.g ... could have made a drug ... ischaemia → 3-12 ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
dose: - 0.1 mg/kg ... patients - 0.001 mg/kg ... response after 10-12 ... search for other causes ... Narcan #Toxicology #Management
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Guidelines for Crises ... pressure, obtain 12 ... -lead ECG if possible ... • Consider drug ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
neuromuscular blocking drugs ... mmHg. ❺ Obtain 12 ... -lead ECG and discuss ... antiepileptic drugs ... ❾ Plan further management
Subacute Thyroiditis

Also known as: de Quervain’s thyroiditis, granulomatous thyroiditis, or viral thyroiditis

What?
Postviral inflammatory process caused by
inflammatory process caused ... • Parvovirus B19 ... • Aspirin (e.g., ... anti-inflammatory drugs ... thyroid #diagnosis #management