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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Differential Diagnosis Acute ... Traumatic Rupture, Acute ... Endocarditis, Acute ... Dysfunction, Post Acute ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta: Acute
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... : Acute blood loss ... , Acute hemolysis ... Severe trauma, Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Polycythemia Vera • Chronic ... Infectious: • Acute ... or Chronic Inflammatory ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
in the Hands Acute ... interphalangeal joints in acute ... chronic disease, ... are seen in the acute ... Acute inflammation
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... of Chronic Diarrhea ... Causes of acute ... Systemic disease ... management #algorithm #workup
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... vs. chronic) 2) ... , liver, renal disease ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
kidney disease, ... Acute blood loss ... Alcohol use, Liver disease ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung diseases ... AIP: acute interstitial ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... underlying liver disease ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF #Acute ... #Chronic #Liver ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Thrombocytosis): • Acute ... hemorrhage) • Chronic ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... Myelofibrosis (MF) • Chronic ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology