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Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Prosthetic Heart ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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• Native and prosthetic ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Diagnosis Acute ... Endocarditis, Acute Prosthetic ... Degeneration, Prosthetic ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Culture-negative Prosthetic ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis of Macroscopic ... (bladder neck, prostatic ... ) #Diagnosis #EM ... #Macroscopic #Differential
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic ... Stroke #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Ischemic Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Mitral stenosis, Prosthetic ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , HUS) • Prosthetic ... Extravascular #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... DIC, HELLP, AS, prosthetic ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential ... Diagnostic Schema ... Endovasc surg/prosthesis ... Ischemia #Schema #Differential ... #Diagnosis #algorithm