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Algorithm for diagnosis of familial thrombocytopenia. Platelet size, best determined by review of the peripheral smear,
Algorithm for diagnosis ... Platelet size, best ... and forms the basis ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... Thrombocytopenia #Algorithm
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Microscopy #Pathology #Hematology ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Cotran Pathologic Basis
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... clinical impact of basic ... • Difficult mask ... feasibility of basic ... Difficult #airway #algorithm
Approach to Cuff Leak Test and Laryngeal Edema
A new joint practice guideline by the ATS and
Approach to Cuff Leak Test ... , which is the basis ... of the algorithm ... CriticalCare #CuffLeak #Test ... LaryngealEdema #Extubation #Algorithm
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
deficienies Labs: - Basic ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... or if a primary hematologic ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Fluid-filled Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm.  Pustule: 1) Pustules more commonly suggest an infectious process (bacterial,
Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm ... concerning 2) Loss of basic ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Pustular #Bullous #Algorithm
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
In their most basic ... essentially the same tests ... #Hyponatremia #Algorithm
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... improves quickly with rest ... dihydrate • Basic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... shows how pre-test ... acyclovir: This algorithm ... with a low pre-test ... infection on the basis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Better call hematology ... Best to have an ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology