Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 β€’ Congestive heart failure
 β€’ Constrictive
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Collagen vascular disease ... Gastrointestinal disease ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 β€’ Dysrhythmia
 β€’ Ischemia
 β€’ Cardiomyopathy
 β€’ Valvular disease
Diagnosis Algorithm ... β€’ Valvular disease ... disease β€’ Asthma ... disease Vasculature ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
Connective tissue disease-associated ... interstitial lung ... diseases LIP ... connective tissue disease ... #Rheumatology #
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 β€’ Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
, Liver diseases ... Thalassemia, Liver diseases ... cells - Renal diseases ... , Liver diseases ... hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 β€’ Iron deficiency
chronic kidney disease ... Alcohol use, Liver disease ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Clues to non-cirrhotic ... β€’ Infiltrative diseases ... Veno-occlusive disease ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... glomerulopathy, cirrhosis ... Chain deposition disease ... #differential # ... hematology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 β€’ Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
- Diagnosis and ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune disease ... Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... #treatment #hematology ... #differential
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 β€’ Portal vein thrombosis
 β€’ Splenic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Hepatic: β€’ Cirrhosis ... β€’ Infiltrative disease ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #causes
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 β€’ Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
cold agglutin disease ... e.g. sickle cell disease ... Hypersplenism, Wilson's disease ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hematology