Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Association, which is classes ... options that may help ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification ... #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 โ€ข Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 โ€ข Hemoglobinopathies
Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... elliptocytosis Extrinsic Causes ... Intravascular Causes ... #classification ... #hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 โ€ข Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... evaluation or workup ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP ... coagulation defects. 1) HELLP ... child * Severe cases ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm ... CPSoIvers with the help ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #Nephrology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
coagulation defects. 1) HELLP ... child * Severe cases ... Pregnancy #TTPHUS #HELLP ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Excessive GI losses ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
options that may help ... flare ups that cause ... class III and class ... Staging #Stages #ACCAHA ... #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 โ€ข Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... biliary obstruction, HELLP ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isnโ€™t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Better call hematology ... about secondary causes ... expert around to help ... #workup #hematology