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Failure to Thrive - Evaluation Checklist
 • History: Baseline, ADLs/iADLs, Med Rec, ROS, Social support &
Liver panel), CBC ... , TSH, B12, folate ... , 25-OH Vit D, ECG ... Consults: SLP, Nutrition ... Evaluation #Checklist #diagnosis
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
) Morphology Microcytic ... : Vitamin B12 or ... Chemotherapy (e.g ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
Tongue Pathology ... an underlying nutritional ... acid, vitamin B12 ... Recognition and diagnosis ... examination of tongue morphology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Labs: - CBC ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... consider other diagnosis ... Cobalamin #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #management #nutrition
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
red bone marrow, e.g ... Diagnosis? ... • CBC + diff • ... IFE, FLC assay Pathology ... Bone marrow Treatment