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Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
with Normal Mean ... PRV, Chronic) Normal ... Polychromatic Macrocytes, Normal ... Anemias (MAHA) - Abnormal ... Hemoglobinopathy - Normal
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Causes of Chronic ... Infection - Abnormal ... • Tumor Normal ... • Asthma - Abnormal ... Congenital Anomaly - Normal
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... amoxicillin) Oral ... Micro: TB Viral ... : HSV, EBV, HIV, ... #Differential #
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Causes of Congenital ... Anomalies - Differential ... Deformation • Abnormal ... distorting otherwise normal ... of previously normal
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Algorithm Relative - Normal ... Positive - Low/Normal ... Saturation 90%, Abnormal ... carboxyhemoglobin, Abnormal ... Heart Disease Abnormal
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Levels: > 50x normal ... Hepatitis > 20x normal ... - Infection (EBV ... muscle 2-5x normal ... transaminitis #differential
Causes of Female and Male Infertility - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Causes of Female Infertility:
 • Uterus -
Causes of Female ... Infertility - Differential ... laparoscopy • Normal ... Sperm Motility - Abnormal ... #Infertility #Differential
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... ULN - - Viral ... AST): • US - Normal ... LFTs #Elevated #Abnormal
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Tachypnea - Normal ... Tachypnea - Normal ... • Atypical or viral
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
Causes of Respiratory ... the Newborn - Differential ... Premature Newborn - Normal ... • Narcosis - Abnormal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes