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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... Cell (RBC) Morphologies ... cell, Other RBC ... Howell-Jolly bodies #RBC ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Approach to Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Classification #Approach #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Generalized Hyperpigmentation Differentials
Use the Mnemonic "no skin SPARED"

Images from dermnet.nz and merckmanuals

Mnemonic from https://www.medscape.com/slideshow/dermatology-mnemonics-6011359#5 #diagnosis #differential
Hyperpigmentation Differentials ... Use the Mnemonic ... merckmanuals Mnemonic ... -6011359#5 #diagnosis ... #differential #
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Nodosum - Mnemonic ... NO cause found ... Erythema #Nodosum #Mnemonic ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Pancreatitis - Mnemonic - I GET SMASHED

#Diagnosis #Differential #Mnemonic #Pancreatitis #Causes
Causes of Pancreatitis ... - Mnemonic - I ... GET SMASHED #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... #Causes
Delirium Causes: PInCH ME Mnemonic

- Jon Carter @learnedjon

#Delirium #Causes #PInCHME #Mnemonic #Differential #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Delirium Causes: ... PInCH ME Mnemonic ... #PInCHME #Mnemonic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis of Macroscopic ... dysmorphic RBC’s, RBC ... /WBC casts, proteinuria ... neck, prostatic) #Diagnosis
Mydriasis Causes - AAAS Mnemonic
 • Atropine
 • Anticholinergic Toxicity
 • Antidepressants (and Serotonin Syndrome)
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Mydriasis Causes ... - AAAS Mnemonic ... Mydriasis #AAAS #Mnemonic ... #differential # ... diagnosis
The differential diagnosis for an elevated MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) includes:

Conditions with Abnormal RBCs:
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The differential ... diagnosis for an ... : • Abnormal RBC ... Elevated #MCHC #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Laboratory