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Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
Flowchart to interpreting ... pleural fluid analysis ... #interpretation ... lights #criteria #algorithm ... #differential
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Marrow Transplant Chronic ... Chronic UTI) • ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Differentials? ... Compensation, Acute vs Chronic ... tubular acidosis/Chronic ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
Autonomic dysfunction, CSF ... Differential diagnosis ... oligoclonal bands in CSF ... dysfunction with normal ...  CIDP: Chronic
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... lung disease or CHF ... #Cough #Differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome, Congestion/CHF ... - If both are normal ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Marrow Failure • Chronic ... stimulating factor (GCSF ... , but analysis might ... blood count with differential ... factors (examples: G-CSF
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormal Chest ... • Neoplasm • CHF ... #Differential #