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Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Megakaryopoiesis • Aplastic Anemia ... Non-lmmune: • HELLP Syndrome ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... • Rule out B12 and ... #Hematology
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Causes of Neutropenia ... • Hematologic and ... Toxins • Aplastic Anemia ... deficiency: • B12/folate ... #Hematology
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
, Teres minor, and ... Causes: Calcific ... supraspinatus tendinitis Signs ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #sports #MSK #anatomy
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Diagnostic Framework ... B12 deficiency, Folate ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
Syndrome (SIS): ... Signs and Symptoms ... #SIS #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #pathophysiology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
deficiency • Fanconi’s anemia ... Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ... Inflammatory and ... Vitamin B12 • Folate ... #Hematology
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
sign of meningitis ... When the diagnosis ... , and palpated to ... are observed for signs ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Physicians should ... reticulocyte count, and ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Important Vitamins and ... Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome ... paraesthesiae • Folate ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms