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Bayesian combination of 4T score with Heparin PF4 antibody titer to obtain the post-test probability of
titer to obtain the ... post-test probability ... of HIT Dr. ... PF4Antibody #Bayesian #Diagnosis ... #Hematology #HITT
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... sensation distal to the ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... #diagnosis #msk
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... #Workup #hematology
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
diagnosis and initial ... laboratory tests ... patients in whom diagnostic ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #HIT
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... Vascular imaging → Test ... Hypercoagulable #Workup #hematology ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
GI, infectious, hematologic ... differential diagnoses ... conditions in his ... differential diagnoses ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
Vasculitis Involving the ... Skin - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #rheumatology # ... differential #diagnosis
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
common sites: hip ... dz difficult to see ... • Differentiate ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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involvement Differential ... Diagnosis of B-Symptoms ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... #differential # ... hematology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis