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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
and Differential ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Cardiology #Cyanotic
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... #MCV #Classification ... #Differential # ... #Hematology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... for Hemolytic Anemia ... #Differential # ... #classification ... #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... #Classification ... #Approach #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... failure - CAD/ACS ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... : - Anemia • ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Blood #Disorders #hematology ... #Markers #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... changes), high MCV anemia ... not required in all ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Workup #hematology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Alzheimer - 1st cause ... - Progressive amnesia ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... DOES NOT OSD in all ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... #diagnosis #msk