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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
(CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... /psychiatric changes ... ), high MCV anemia ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... pancytopenia, dysplasia
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... e.g AEIOU ) or anuria ... evaluation? ... LorinskyMD #AKI #Acute ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
• Muscular or neurologic ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... weight loss or acute ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... the underlying cause
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... infectious disease caused ... weeks incubation Acute ... and achalasia (dysphagia ... Tests - check Acute
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
phlebotomy/ blood work ... volume depletion in acutely ... during clinical evaluations ... to substantial changes ... blood loss or acute
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... presents with an acute ... • An evaluation ... headaches, visual changes ... • Normocytic anemia
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... first step in evaluation ... gammopathy, and skin changes ... Viral infections (acute ... inflammation (acute