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Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis ... Marrow Transplant Chronic ... Chronic UTI) • ... #ShortStature #Differential ... endocrinology #causes
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... Young females Differential ... dissociation • Other causes ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
some patients) Normal ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... morphologic #mcv #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Differentials? ... D D-lactate (short ... bowel syndrome, ... tubular acidosis/Chronic
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
Causes of Secondary ... Amenorrhea - Differential ... of menses for more ... prolactin, chaotic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
Guillain–Barré syndrome ... Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome ...  Most common cause ... Differential diagnosis ...  CIDP: Chronic
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Pinpoint-sized red spots ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... number of one or more ... numbers of one or more ... blood count with differential
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
, and stop for short ... hyperventilation syndrome—a ... asthma, chronic ... Abnormalities #Abnormal ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... progressively worsens is more ... - Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... older who have normal ... vision or black spots
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... 3% of patients; more ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential