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Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Causes of Congenital ... Deformation • Abnormal ... tissue (e.g. ischemia ... • Association (e.g ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... • Secondary (e.g ... Anemias (MAHA) - Abnormal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Iron Deficiency (Eg ... Causes: Chronic ... Other • e.g ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Causes of Anemia ... Increased Requirement (e.g ... Deficiency - Abnormal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
FLAGS - In all cases ... splenomegaly, abnormal ... neurology, back pain Haematology ... Pathway #Child #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Destruction • Abnormal ... Rare • Drugs (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... inhibitory drugs (e.g ... amyloidosis #Abnormal ... #differential #hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Chronic Disease Normal ... Chronic Disease (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
Causes of exacerbation ... - What causes exacerbation ... - Is growth normal ... #primarycare #peds ... #pediatrics #diagnosis
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Pre-analytical cause ... Jcortesizaguirr #Abnormal ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes ... #differential #hematology