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Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
carcinoma: most frequently ... metastasis(es): most frequently ... SCC A: autoimmune ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
and Leukopenia - Differential ... Diagnosis • Eosinophilia ... Leukocytosis #Leukopenia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
carcinoma : most frequently ... metastasis : again most frequently ... SCC A = autoimmune ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... Hemolytic Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE ... • Blood smear: Differential ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemolysis: • Autoimmune ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... methotrexate) • Drugs Autoimmune ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Differential Diagnosis - Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)

IMADE mnemonic:
 • Infection
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune (Rheumatologic)
Differential Diagnosis ... Malignancy • Autoimmune ... (Rheumatologic) ... UnknownOrigin #Differential ... #Diagnosis #diagnosis
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Anemia (AIHA) - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #hematology
Anemia - Hemolysis Diagnostic Algorithm
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
Probable thalassemia

Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine
Anemia - Hemolysis Diagnostic ... Algorithm Autoimmune ... Anemia #Algorithm #hematology ... #diagnosis #differential
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

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

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differential Diagnosis ... causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary ... Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune ... #Diagnosis #Pleuritic ... ChestPain #Causes #Differential