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Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Reticulocytosis • Liver ... #MCV #Classification ... #Differential #
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Diagnosis and Causes Clinical ... Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... • Valve disease ... • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... State: • Anemia
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... for Hemolytic Anemia ... Extrinsic Causes: • Liver ... disease • Hypersplenism ... Diagnosis #causes #classification
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Chronic hemolytic anemia ... , Gaucher disease ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Clinical features ... the spleen or liver ... translocation • Types: Classification ... Noncontiguous spread • Clinical ... involvement Differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular heart disease ... Congenital heart disease ... Hypertensive heart disease ... ancestry, LGE on MRI
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... MRI, iADL scale, ... - Progressive amnesia ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Growers (Runyon Classification ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... : Clinical Manifestations ... : • Clinical ( ... NTM #Infections #differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... O2 delivery • MI ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification