Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS FOR TESTING: • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... glucocorticoid treatment ... signs or symptoms (eg ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea. Triage EKG (no prior).
on ECG Mid ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... #Embolism #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) - Volume depletion
- Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... pathology (e.g. ... #Causes #Sodium
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes Intravascular Hemolysis: • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
(usually IgG) (e.g ... (usually IgM) (e.g ... deficiencies (e.g ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Diagnosis • Infection ... Infected thrombosis, (e.g ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... Inflammatory Diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis): • Acute infection • Solid organ
- Differential ... Diagnosis Secondary ... inflammatory disorders (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology #secondary
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Diagnosis Framework ... High altitude (eg ... Intrapulmonary shunting (eg ... intracardiac shunting (eg ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management • Definitions: - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... respiratory tract (e.g ... has potential to cause ... #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... (e.g. heparin contamination ... inhibitory drugs (e.g ... specific inhibitor (e.g ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Increased Hydrostatic Pressure • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... Edema - Differential ... Medication side effect (e.g ... Heart failure, Pulmonary ... • Filariasis (e.g
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