Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 โ€ข Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
(e.g. lymphoma, ... (e.g. polycythemia ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hematology ... #differential
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
โ€ข Infection (e.g ... Brain lesions (e.g ... โ€ข Psychiatric disorders ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 โ€ข Low PATM Can decrease first part
High altitude (eg ... OSA DIFFUSION DISORDER ... Intrapulmonary shunting (eg ... intracardiac shunting (eg ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 โ€ข Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
(usually IgG) (e.g ... (usually IgM) (e.g ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... deficiencies (e.g ... #differential #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (โ€œDecr Effective Circulating Volumeโ€) 
 - Volume depletion
- Cirrhosis Syndrome ... - Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... pathology (e.g. ... #Causes #Sodium
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 โ€ข Acute infection
 โ€ข Solid organ
- Differential ... Chronic inflammatory disorders ... (e.g. autoimmune ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid hormoneโ€“dependent
Primary hyperparathyroidism
Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia
Lithium-associated
Tertiary hyperparathyroidism
Genetic disorders (e.g., multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 or
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... hyperparathyroidism Genetic disorders ... (e.g., multiple ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Endocrinology
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Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 โ€ข Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... Medication side effect (e.g ... Heart failure, Pulmonary ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... โ€ข Filariasis (e.g
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or โ‰ฅ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (โ†’ 3-14) e.g ... (e.g. haloperidol ... #Management #Workup
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome โ€“ ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... objective assessmentโ€œ (e.g ... #ARDS #Summary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis