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Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
Complications - Differential ... of the Newborn (TTN ... Complications #Differential
Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
Renal Disease - Differential ... Microvascular: TTP ... Athero-embolic, HTN ... Ischemia-induced: ATN ... Disease #nephrology #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... predisposition (TTN ... Serial TTE and close
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... hemolytic anemia (TTP ... eclampsia, malignant HTN ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Cushing Syndrome • HTN ... Aldosterone: Malignant HTN ... , Renovascular HTN ... #Hypokalemia #Differential
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- TTE/liver fxn? ... Liano 1996) - ATN ... CKD— 13% (mostly ATN ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... Microangiopathy: DIC, TTP ... Cirrhosis with portal HTN ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Fragmentation - MAHA: TTP ... Valves, AS - HTN ... #Hemolysis #Differential
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Kidney Injury - Differential ... : • Tubules (ATN ... KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Microangiopathy - TTP ... Often hard to differentiate ... implications : TTP ... confirmatory testing for TTP ... thrombocytopenic #purpura #TTP