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Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chronic Infection) High ... (>100 fL) • B12 ... #MCV #Classification
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Diagnosis Type ... delivery: Hypoxemia, Anemia ... Type B Lactic Acidosis ... syndrome, Thiamine deficiency ... Diagnosis #TypeA
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Diagnostic Framework ... " High MCV - >96fL ... Megaloblastic: Vitamin B12 ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Reticulocytes, MCV ... • B12/Folate ... #Classification
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... effect - Thiamine deficiency ... classification
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Whipple, vitamin deficiency ... workup What type ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification ... #Workup #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
), sickle cell anemia ... aldosterone synthase deficiency ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #High ... #Potassium #Classification
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
complements and a high ... Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Kikuchi disease • Type-I ... disease • Prolidase deficiency