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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... • Peptic ulcer disease ... • Sickle cell anemia ... Musculoskeletal • Trauma
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
to sickle cell disease ... trait do very well ... no significant anemia ... thalassemia, and HbSC disease ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... • Mechanical Trauma ... lactam antibiotics are ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... #anemia
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Systemic Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Small/Large Bowel ... Diabetes/ DKA • Uremia ... Meningitis • Head Trauma
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pancreatitis - Trauma ... - Inflammatory bowel ... Acute porphyria (rare ... Pediatrics #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Secondary Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definition:
- Core temp < 35°C

Infectious:
 - Sepsis

Neuromuscular Disease:
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Hypothermia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Definition: - Core ... Neuromuscular Disease ... - Multi-system trauma
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... iron deficiency anemia ... Chronic pulmonary diseases ... coronary heart disease ... Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
benign breast diseases ... fat cells after trauma ... breast e.g. biopsy, car ... #benign #differential ... #diagnosis #surgery
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Approach to Eye Disease ... Trauma Cornea ... retinopathy (sickle cell anemia
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
The nail folds are ... Arises from local trauma ... , inflammatory bowel ... include diabetes, anemia ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis