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Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA ... • Anemia: macrocytic ... ↑ LDH • Anti-RBC ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... - Differential Diagnosis ... conditioned athletes Pathologic ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Hematologic disease caused ... anorexia, ARDS ​• RBC ... severe hemolytic anemia ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... #management #Bartonella
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... Pancytopenia: • ↓ RBC ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC ... Goodpasture's cause ... gross hematuria, RBC ... casts, low grade ... #management #treatment
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Well-conditioned athletes Pathologic ... iron deficiency anemia ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... calcium. ❽ Treat anaemia ... consultation with cardiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
and Management ... ear/skull base pathology ... /temporal bone pathology ... CNS inflammatory cause ... unproven benefit, rec
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... , anemia • Sputum ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology