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Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Hypovolemic (H2O ... Euvolemic (Low H2O ... Lack of access to H2O ... #Differential #Diagnosis
PFO with thrombus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#patent #foramenovale #PFO #thrombus #embolism #psax #Echocardiogram
PFO with thrombus ... #foramenovale #PFO
Approach to Elevated aPTT / PT - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

aPTT: Intrinsic / Final
PT: Extrinsic / Final

By
- Differential Diagnosis ... By Matthew Ho ... #differential #diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
or CPAP >=5 cm H2O ... with PEEP >=5 cm H2O ... with PEEP >= 5cm H2O ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Approach to Von Willebrand disease (VWD)

By Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD

#VWD #Von #Willebrand #VonWillebrand #disease #hematology
By Matthew Ho ... hematology #algorithm #diagnosis
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
disorders • Diagnosis ... Algorithm Matthew Ho ... #eosinophils #diagnosis
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
fibrillation, PFO ... #differential #diagnosis
Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Decreased production:
 • Bone marrow suppression
 • Bone marrow failure
 • Bone
- Differential Diagnosis ... Destruction Matthew Ho ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Perforation Matthew Ho ... #differential #diagnosis
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... new symptoms of HF ... or initial Echo diagnosis ... alternative cause of HF ... Cardiomyopathy #Criteria #diagnosis