5 results
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
similar aggregation pattern ... aggregation to high-dose ... agonists • This pattern ... in vWD (either severe ... considered first-line testing
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... urinary losses: • High ... consumption • Low ... #differential # ... potassium #nephrology #low
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low ... urine Na/Cl < 0.7, high ... K/creatinine (Cr ... confirmed via genetic testing ... hypokalemia #diagnosis #differential
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
monkeypox virus or to differentiate ... should use this algorithm ... risk of smallpox –low ... smallpox-diagnostic-algorithm-poster ... from low- to moderate-risk
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... or ALS • Very slow ... onset and pattern ... < PM and DM • CPK ... weakness • Very high