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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... • Small Bowel ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... #elevatedMCV #Differential
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... musculoskeletal causes ... Gastroenteritis • Constipation ... • Sickle cell anemia ... syndrome #Diffuse
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
• Thiamine - Nausea ... ataxia), Korsakoff syndrome ... • Vitamin B12 ... vitamin #nutrition #table ... #differential #
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential ... Diffuse Pain: • Constipation ... • Irritable bowel ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... blood count with differential ... marrow studies Treatment
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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disturbance • Bladder, bowel ... gunshot wounds • constipation ... Differential ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... HCO3)} Normal = 12 ... D-lactate (short bowel ... syndrome, intestinal ... Renal failure (uremia
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
Pouch Disorders - Differential ... Small bowel bacterial ... Systemic/Metabolic: Anemia ... Bone loss, Vit D/B12 ... Diagnosis #surgery #gastroenterology
Causes of Constipation in Adults
Most common
 - Inadequate fiber or fluid intake
 - Poor bowel habits
Systemic
Causes of Constipation ... intake - Poor bowel ... hypercalcemia, uremia ... syndrome #Constipation ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia