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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Workup #hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... organ-specific signs ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Important Causes ... RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... AbdominalPain #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... - May involve symptoms ... Positive Carnett's sign ... radicular pain #Rare #Causes ... #differential #
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... osmolarity If cause ... clinical context and signs ... renal biopsy • Abdominal ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Chronic Chest Symptoms ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
hyperglycemic crises ... diabetes Key signs ... /symptoms of HHS ... , N/V, diffuse abdominal ... Pathophys #EM #IM #Endo
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis
 • Etiologies
 • Presentation
 • Workup
 • Diagnosis

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong
Presentation • Workup ... Pancreatitis #Diagnosis #differential ... #causes #signs ... #symptoms
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus #