4022 results
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Bandemia Overview Normal ... Band neutrophils normally ... ) Differential ... #Bandemia #differential ... CBC #hematology #pathophysiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... • Heart size: Normal ... ECHO: • Normal ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... Idiopathic • Normal ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis #differential
Causes of B12 deficiency. 

This great diagram shows normal absorption and outlines most possible causes. At
diagram shows normal ... VitaminB12 #deficiency #Differential ... Causes #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... • ALT & AST normal ... • Bilirubin - Normal ... bile ducts Differential
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
demyelination alters normal ... Secondary #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... initiation • Differential ... 500 mg QD until normal
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... - Core temp normal ... heat #illness #differential
The pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 1 – In an initiating phase, there is lung alveolar
with loss of the normal ... conditions, fibroblasts differentiate ... #IPF #Pathophysiology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
of Anemia with Normal ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... - Decreased/NormaI ... Hemoglobinopathy - Normal ... Normocytic #Anemia #Differential