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Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Elevated Troponin Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Shock, Hypoxemia, Anemia ... Toxins, Contusion/Trauma ... Elevated #Troponin #Differential
Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
- Lethal 6 and Hidden ... • Esophageal Injury ... Blunt Cardiac Injury ... Blunt Thoracic Injury ... management #injuries #differential
Clinical image showing neck seat belt sign (diagonal abrasions are present along the course of the
carotid artery injury ... pseudoaneurysm, and ... carotid artery injury ... #EM #Clinical #Trauma ... emergency #Neck #Photo
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
each of the above photos ... Dacrocytes are found ... metaplasia, pernicious anemia ... , thalassemia, and ... some hemolytic anemias
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Trauma ... extracellular fluid into injured ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
In the right photo ... seen in hemolytic anemias ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... is mechanical trauma ... uremic syndromes, and
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... • Hemolytic Anemias ... - Pernicious anemia ... Demand ischemia • Trauma ... Dehydrogenase #Elevated #differential
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Coxsackie virus A and ... perforation. chest trauma ... Blunt chest trauma ... pericarditis) Uremia ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
seen in the left photo ... and one in the ... present in the left photo ... body and a monocyte ... with hemolytic anemias
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
• Mechanical Trauma ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... lactam antibiotics are ... disease, Copper and ... Extravascular #Causes #differential