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Infections in Immunocompromised Patients - Differential Diagnosis Summary
Innate Immunity:
 • Neutropenia
 • Phagocytic Deficiencies
 • Complement
Immunocompromised Patients - Differential ... Immunity (T-Cells ... Humoral Immunity (B cells ... Allogeneic Stem Cell ... Immunocompromised #Infections #differential
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Transcellular Shift Into Cells ... - Increased Cell ... imports K+ into cells ... #Hypokalemia #Differential
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... or λ), Smudge Cells ... - B-cell ... Thrombocytosis - T-cell ... hematology #Markers #Differential
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... transfusion • Target cells ... anemia • Sickle cells ... - Sickle cell anemia ... key #diagnosis #differential
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Ag-presenting cells ... CD4+ helper T cells ... or plasma cells ... ) • Plasma cells ... proliferate and differentiate
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... History • Bite cells ... Deficiency • Sickle cells ... DAT (-) → Sickle Cell ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential
Trunk / Sacral Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic
 • Squamous cell carcinoma
 • Basal cell
Skin Ulcers - Differential ... Neoplastic • Squamous cell ... carcinoma • Basal cell ... fungoides (cutaneous T-cell ... #dermatology #Differential
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells ... (LP) tumour B cells ... ~10% - B-Cell ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential
Causes of Ovarian Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperplastic:
 • Polycystic ovary
 • Endometrioid cyst
Functional:
 • Follicular
Ovarian Mass - Differential ... cystadenoma Germ Cell ... • Granulosa cell ... • Granulosa cell ... #Ovary #Mass #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... Glomerular (red blood cells ... eosinophils/white blood cell ... (renal tubular cell ... #Injury #AKI #Differential