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Causes of and Differentiating Between Pneumobilia and Portal venous gas

#Diagnosis #Pneumobilia #PortalVenousGas #Comparison #Differentiating #Causes #Differential
Pneumobilia and Portal ... venous gas #Diagnosis ... PortalVenousGas #Comparison ... #Differential # ... Mnemonic
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Physis SALTR Mnemonic ... Can present with normal ... opposite limb XR for comparison ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis ... #Management
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA ... • Blood smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
marrow) -dys- (abnormal ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic ... DKA - With normal ... in lit), iron (pediatric ... Metabolic #Acidosis #diagnosis ... #differential
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... endocrinology #causes ... #pediatrics
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... - Switch to oral ... #causes #management ... #treatment #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... syndrome (MDS) (normal ... Treatment: ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... excrete water normally ... approach to the differential ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #management #nephrology
CHINA Mnemonic for Causes of Splenomegaly

C - Congestion (portal hypertension)
H - Hematologic (sickle cell, hemolytic anemia)
I
Causes of Splenomegaly ... - Congestion (portal ... cell, hemolytic anemia ... #Splenomegaly #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Spleen