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Aplastic Anemia Summary

 • Definition
 • Pathophysiology
 • DDx: AA vs Hypocellular MDS
 • Expectation
 •
Pathophysiology • DDx: AA ... Expectation • Rx Algorithm ... Aplastic #Anemia #diagnosis
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm by A-a ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #pulmonary ... #Aa #Gradient
Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Articular: Infectious, Degenerative, Inflammatory
Non-articular: Localized, General

#Joint #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #MSK #algorithm
- Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #algorithm
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm 4 tests ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #MSK
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK ... Autoimmune #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Algorithm
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
of Chest Wall Elasticity ... UnremarkableLab #AA ... #differential #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperreflexia - Muscle spasticity ... Sensory ataxia or spasticity ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... differential #algorithm
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #arthropathy
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
and Differential Algorithm ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Thyroid Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypothyroidism:
 • Hasimoto’s
 • Radioactive Iodine 
 • Hypopituitarism
 • Iodine
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hypothyroidism ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Hypothyroid