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Expected DAT Results in Autoimmune Hemolysis
DAT Negative Hemolysis
 • DAT Poly ( - ), IgG (
Hemolysis • DAT Poly ... WAIHA • DAT Poly ... disease • DAT Poly ... Drug-associated • DAT Poly ... Hemolysis #hematology #diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis ... Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia ... Abdominal pain; colicky ... diarrhea (75%) Diagnostic ... Whipple #Disease #diagnosis
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
- Differential Diagnosis ... lesion: ALS, MS, Polio ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Falls: Pathogenesis and Complications
Poly-pharmacy
Disorders affecting movement and balance
 - Sensory deficits
 - Neuromuscular degeneration/Cerebrovascular disease
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Complications Poly-pharmacy ... complications #diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Diabetes • Tumor Poly-Radiculopathy ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hodgkin's lymphoma • Polio ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Plexopathy • Poly-Radiculopathy ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Myositis (dermato-, poly ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
Polio virus Type ... hours to < 8 days Polio ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis
Causes of Falsely Low Oxygen Saturation - Discordant SpO2 & PaO2 
 • Motion
 • Low
pigmentation • Nail polish ... Discordant #SpO2 #PaO2 #diagnosis