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Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... DIC is a clinical ... (black arrow) Peripheral ... are required for evaluation
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardio-pulmonary disease • Anemia ... Disease Motor Neuron ... infection #Peripheral
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
Algorithm for the ... more likely to be peripheral ... the etiology is peripheral ... into one of three clinical ... #Differential #Evaluation
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Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... evaluation of macrocytic ... anemia. ... by ordering a peripheral ... #Homocysteine #Algorithm
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... Anemia is described ... decrease in all three peripheral ... well as varying clinical ... disorders or a peripheral
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Bandemia Overview ... Normal: < 1% Clinically ... approximately 5-10% of peripheral ... likelihood of negative clinical ... count on initial evaluation
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... Worsening macrocytic anemia ... wt loss • If anemia ... total body stores Evaluation ... findings, HSM, LN, peripheral
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Evaluation of suspected ... if they have no clinical ... Albumin ≤3.0 g/dL, anemia ... purposes of this algorithm ... those >day 10 with clinical
Muscle Fasciculations on Physical Exam

81 year old patient. History of swallowing disorders, weight loss and muscle
weakness of 5 months evolution ... Lower motor neuron ... Regarding their clinical ... or the proximal peripheral ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
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It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... Orthopnea/PND and Peripheral ... are excellent at evaluating ... #differential #algorithm