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Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS ... Often hard to differentiate ... awaiting confirmatory testing ... HemolyticUremicSyndrome #HUS ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Table
Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
Metabolism A table ... along with my own additions ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis ... Peds #Pediatrics #Table
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... DIC, TTP, HELLP, HUS ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... workup #hematology #testing
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... effective for treating ... If patient is stable ... action beyond 24 hrs ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... specificity was 0.88, thus ... , further testing ... Hypercalcemia #Workup #Differential ... #Algorithm
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
whether the patient has ... cerebral salt wasting ... #Hyponatremia #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
edema, muscle wasting ... minutes to 1hr after eating ... hepatocellular failure has ... Alcohol misuse and addiction ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
alterations in the setting ... only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... beyond advising us ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
alterations in the setting ... only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... beyond advising us ... #diagnosis #algorithm