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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
- Differential ... iron deficiency anemia ... Sympathetic overdrive • Elevated ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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with elevated Mean ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Small Bowel Disorder ... #Causes #Hematology
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Moods - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... context of specific stressor ... Decreased sleep 3) Pressure ... #Differential #
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Trauma • Pressure ... • Factitious disorder ... • Bleomycin Hematologic ... • Sickle Cell Anemia
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... drop in arterial pressure ... Anemia, hypoglycemia ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... #Cardiology #Differential
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
: • Valvular disorders ... iron deficiency anemia ... Myeloproliferative disorders ... overdrive • Elevated ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Trichotillomania, Pressure-induced ... disease • Pull test ... Initial Laboratory Tests ... loss #alopecia #Differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Hyperbilirubinemia • Elevated ... younger pts) Differential ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test ... #hematology #diagnosis