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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... effect following treatment ... or hyposplenic states ... Thrombocytosis #Differential
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
which produce a state ... after years of treatment ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... proptosis), unblinking stare ... tenderness Treatment ... causes #diagnosis #differential
Decubitus Ulcer - Diagram of stages. A, Stage I pressure ulcer. B, Stage II pressure ulcer.
Ulcer - Diagram of stages ... A, Stage I pressure ... B, Stage II pressure ... C, Stage III pressure ... D, Stage IV pressure
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Post-operative state ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... • Early Stage ... + XR • Early Stage ... cycles • Advanced Stage
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... associated with end-stage ... sometimes advanced treatment ... Treatments may include
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... mimic the “Starved state ... essentially a state ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #treatment
The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
eGFR, CKD can be staged ... into 1 of 5 stages ... cut-offs for each CKD stage ... EGFR #Staging #Stages
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... associated with end-stage ... sometimes advanced treatment ... Classification #Stages