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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Diagnosis Algorithm ... for workup, including ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... • Infections: Chronic
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... change disease • Hematologic ... malignancies Treatment ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Classification
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... GI Absorption: Chronic ... Refeeding Syndrome, Acute ... (MM, lymphoma, cancer ... #workup
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
carcinoma., Prostate cancer ... FSGS • Other: Chronic ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... #diagnosis #kidney ... urine #management #treatment
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
kidney disease, ... infiltration (e.g. cancer ... Index > 3: • Acute ... #anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #calculation
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary Cancer ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Autoimmune disease, Cancer ... circulation: MCA ACA ... Reversible course Differential ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... permanent alopecia Differential ... C4) • ds-DNA: Kidney ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... • Cervical cancer
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Patients with Chronic ... Kidney Disease ... primary lesions - differential ... diagnosis: • ... pruritus • Hematologic