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Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Direct antiglobulin test ... aPTT normal • DAT ... #Diagnosis #Management
Expected DAT Results in Autoimmune Hemolysis
DAT Negative Hemolysis
 • DAT Poly ( - ), IgG (
Expected DAT Results ... Hemolysis • DAT ... - ) WAIHA • DAT ... #antiglobulin #test ... #DAT #Autoimmune
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... blood smear + DAT ... Heinz bodies, DAT ... Sickle cells, DAT ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... - Antibody/DAT ... - Complement/DAT ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Shoulder Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm 4 tests ... after cross-arm test ... Shoulder #Pain #Differential
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
bronchodilator test ... required, specific tests ... and sensitivity tests ... summary of the differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Diagnosis and Management of Hyponatremia

#Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Differential #Diagnosis #Management #Nephrology

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Diagnosis and Management ... Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Diagnosis and Management of Hypernatremia

#Hypernatremia #Differential #Algorithm #Causes #Nephrology #Diagnosis

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Diagnosis and Management ... Hypernatremia #Differential ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Approach to Antithrombotic Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease
Increased Ischemic Risk:
 • Prior MI
 • Diabetes
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Antithrombotic #management ... #therapy #dapt
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Anemia (AIHA) - Differential ... Mixed-type AIHA (7-8%) DAT-negative ... #Anemia #AIHA #Differential