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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium ... • Mycobacterium ... #Mycobacterium ... #diagnosis #differential ... infectiousdiseases #NTM
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias ... - Differential ... Hypersplenism, Infection ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Reactive: • Anemia ... deficiency) • Infection ... Sepsis • Non-infectious ... causes #Platelets #hematology
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... Internal - Infectious ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM ... ) Infections ... belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... #Infections #differential
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia ... - Differential ... Macroangiopathic, Infections ... MCV #Algorithm #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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inhalational injury Differential ... Opacities: • Infectious ... - Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis, NTB ... Nocardia, zoonotic infections
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Inflammation, Chronic Infection ... Classification #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Pancytopenia - Differential ... malignancies • Infection ... Toxins • Aplastic Anemia ... #Neutropenia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
Index < 2: • Anemia ... (e.g. cancer, infection ... G6PD deficiency), Infections ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #differential