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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... effect following treatment ... or hyposplenic states ... Iron deficiency anemia
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Cardio-pulmonary disease • Anemia ... Dystrophy • Statin ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology ... #Causes
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... Iron-deficiency anemia ... unresponsive to treatment ... without discernable cause ... #gastroenterology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... autoantibodies (pernicious anemia ... Worsening macrocytic anemia ... wt loss • If anemia ... - CBC, PBS - anemia
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease states ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... Alcohol • Type B2
Anosmia Causes - Principal Etiologies of Olfactory Dysfunction
For olfactory disorders (and for most taste problems), the
Anosmia Causes - ... improve after treatment ... these conditions.12 ... with memory or neurologic ... #Differential #Anosmia
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
No hemolytic anemia ... fever - Another cause ... in the United States ... develop within 4 to 12 ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases