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Thyroid Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypothyroidism:
 • Hasimoto’s
 • Radioactive Iodine 
 • Hypopituitarism
 • Iodine
Thyroid Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Hypothyroidism ... Hypopituitarism • Iodine Deficiency ... Subclinical Hyperthyroidism ... : • Graves
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Smear. ... reticulocytes) - thin trophozoites ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... #Smear. ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
Smear A classic ... smear. ... scalloped edge) Rich Davis ... #Smear #peripheral ... #clinical #microscopy
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
• Myasthenia gravis ... Myophosphorylase deficiency ... - Carnitine deficiency ... - Hypo- or hyperthyroidism ... mimics #diagnosis #differential
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... DIC, HELLP - Grafts ... - Peripheral Blood ... Smear ↑ abnormal ... #Hemolysis #Differential
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential ... rice/processed grains ... Lactation - Hyperthyroidism ... increase venous blood ... vascular contraction, blood
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... or folic acid deficiency ... treatments • Copper deficiency ... count with differential ... smear • Bone marrow