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Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... of Chronic Disease ... (e.g. ... Classification #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Myocardial • Systolic ... • Abdominal Distention ... Pulmonary - Other • Anemia
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Disorders secondary to Systemic ... Iron deficiency anemia ... halt nail growth (e.g ... discoloration) • Chronic ... #dermatology #Differential
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Pathophysiology and Differential ... - Congenital (e.g ... HHT), Acquired (e.g ... Metabolism Severe Anemia ... Pathophysiology #Differential
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
of chronic inflammation ... deficiency (including chronic ... deficiencies: Chronic ... infiltration (e.g ... #differential #
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... • Secondary (e.g ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... #Differential #
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
, Chronic disease ... Chemotherapy (e.g ... myeloma Rouleaux: Chronic ... Multiple myeloma, Chronic ... RBC #Morphology #differential
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... malignancies • Anemia ... hemorrhage) • Chronic ... inflammatory disorders (e.g ... Thrombocytosis #Differential
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... DIAGNOSE AIHA • Anemia ... • Blood smear: Differential ... FOR a cause → Systematic ... #diagnosis #management
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
- Generalized Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic ... Skin Lesion / Systemic ... Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... renal failure/uremia