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Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Relative - Normal ... Positive - Low/Normal ... Saturation 90%, Abnormal ... carboxyhemoglobin, Abnormal ... Symptoms • Sleep
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachypnea - Normal ... Chest Auscultation ... Bronchitis - No URTI Symptoms ... Tachypnea - Normal
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
for instance the normal ... with loss of the normal ... the silhouette sign ... Radiology #CXR #Normal ... #Labeled #Azygoesophageal
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Head Cheese Sign ... distinct radiographic areas ... of low, normal ... .2016.12.033 #Head ... #Cheese #Sign #
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... on the skin • Areas ... → Syncope • Signs ... /Symptoms: - Lightheadedness ... - Core temp normal
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... initial response to abnormal ... /signs should be ... *Abnormal USS may ... #LFTs #Abnormal
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... investigations abnormal ... clinical context and signs ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... and signs below ... injury • Gait is abnormal ... dysfunction • Abnormal ... #algorithm
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... alveoli, enlarged heart ... demarcated secondary lobeles ... secondary lobules with normal ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - If both are normal ... function may be abnormal ... kidneys • LDH: Heart