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Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... High or Normal ... Drugs, Endocrine disorders ... VitD: Lymphoma, Granulomatous ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Interpretation Algorithm ... • Normal • ... Hypertension, Anemia ... Neuromuscular Disorders ... Interstitial Lung Disease
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Small Bowel Disorder ... • Pancreatic Disease ... Deficiency - Abnormal ... • Liver Disease
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... RBC Production - Normal ... Disease • Marrow ... • RBC Membrane Disorder ... RBC Metabolism Disorder
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Immunodeficiency disorder ... breast cancer Granulomatous ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... ) • Systemic granulomatous ... levels are within normal
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstructive arterial disease ... • Normal variant ... Anemia, hypoglycemia ... Abnormalities #Disorders
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
upon damage • Normal ... • Hemolytic Anemias ... paralyses CNS Disorders ... • Eosinophilic granulomatosis ... polyangiitis • Granulomatosis
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
Sickle-cell disease ... recessive blood disorder ... that adopt an abnormal ... Sickle cell disease ... Crisis #Features #Signs
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... • Symptoms and signs ... injury • Gait is abnormal ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... differential #algorithm
Oral / Mouth Lesions and Ulcers (Adult & Elderly) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Teeth
 • GERD (Dissolves
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cold Sore • Anemia ... Histiocytosis • Granulomatosis ... Lichen Planus • Anemia ... #Oral #Mouth #Disorders