Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis differential management anaphylaxis anemia anesthesia anesthesiology antiphospholipid apls checklist comparison disorders druginduced emergencies eosinophil eosinophilia hemeonc hemolytic hepatology hypercoagulable
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia Intrinsic Causes: • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase • Hemoglobinopathies
Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... elliptocytosis Extrinsic Causes ... Intravascular Causes ... #classification ... #hematology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Transudate - Hydrostatic • Congestive heart failure • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... 2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion ... #Hepatology #causes
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS FOR TESTING: • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... for secondary causes ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing Common causes: • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... ) or IV saline infusion ... aldosterone at 4 h of infusion ... #Screening #Workup ... #table
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Better call hematology ... you’ll do a good workup ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia • Unexplained hypotension • Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest where other causes ... an adrenaline infusion ... noradrenaline infusion ... as patient is stable ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE Drug Induced Lupus (DIL): • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... Discontinuation of causal ... • Immunologic Workup ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... with poor renal perfusion ... differential #diagnosis #table
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies Neutropenic fever: - Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
full infectious work-up ... days → add fungal work-up ... syndrome): - Hematologic ... Treat underlying cause ... , SOB, pleural effusions
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