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Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
of Hematuria - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red blood cells ... on urine microscopy ... below) • Trauma
Hyperkalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
R/O Pseudo-hyperkalemia:
 • Possible Lab error! Alwavs Repeat Blood sample!
 • Leukocytosis, Thrombocytosis:
Hyperkalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Alwavs Repeat Blood ... in the sample (rare ... potassium #high #pathophysiology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine • 1ml blood ... Malignancy • Trauma ... #Hematuria #Differential ... #renal #urine #blood
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Causes: • Major trauma ... remodeling -> Microscopic ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #differential # ... causes #pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Diagnoses: • ... Blunt Abdominal Trauma ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic ... Pathophysiology: ... vascular integrity (trauma ... pulmonary #Diagnosis ... Palpable #Algorithm #Differential
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
heme-granular casts are ... disease Red blood ... Glomerulonephritis White blood ... Urinary #Casts #Differential ... #Microscopy #Diagnosis
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... hemorrhage, which are ... integrity: - Trauma ... Sjogren's, GPA, EGPA, Microscopic
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... abnormal under the microscope ... count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Vegetations may be microscopic ... embolize • Cannot differentiate ... absent How can we differentiate ... features that are ... #pathophysiology