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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
OXYGEN • Low PATM ... equation - PATM ... gas equation • Causes ... • Most common cause ... • Occurs when blood
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
Nucleated red blood ... fetus/newborn the causes ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have

Causes of spherocyte ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood

Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Goodpasture's cause ... reveals increasing blood ... hematuria, RBC casts ... proteinuria • Path
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
considered to be caused ... referred to as a patch ... extravascular blood ... small cutaneous blood ... masking of local blood
Red Blood Cell Morphology Atlas

Size variation, Hemoglobin distribution,  
Hypochromia,  
Shape variation,  
Inclusions, 
Red
Red Blood Cell Morphology ... #Diagnosis #Path ... #Blood #Smear #
Peripheral Blood shows a subset of atypical lymphocytes with hairy-like cytoplasmic projection.
#Clinical #Path #BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Peripheral Blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
normal peripheral blood ... appearance of red blood ... #Clinical #Path
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Serum Mg: GI losses, Renal losses, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Drug-Induced
Drug-Induced • Intact PTH ... resistance) • Intact PTH ... sunlight • Other Causes ... Large volumes of blood ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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and Management PTH ... Independent (↑ PTH ... Pancreatitis, Blood ... • INADEQUATE PTH ... RESISTANCE (↑ PTH