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Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Diseases: • GATA2 deficiency ... Antibody-mediated hemolysis Nutritional ... B12 • Folate deficiency ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Myelodysplasia Nutritional ... deficiency: • ... #Neutropenia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency ... Alcoholics have an inability ... #FolicAcid #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #nutrition
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... Anemia - Differential ... Bypass surgery, Bacterial ... #Anemia #Differential ... Algorithm #ferritin #hematology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Tomography (CT) - Arterial ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... comparison #table #appearance ... #hepatology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
• Metabolic / Nutritional ... : DiabetesB12 deficiency ... Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... HCV, EBV, CMV - Bacterial ... Malaria, babesia - Nutritional ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis - Differential ... - Protein S deficiency ... - Protein C deficiency ... pathophysiology #hematology ... #differential #
Causes of Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital
Medications
 • Anticonvulsants
 • Antibiotics
 • Antithyroid
 • Antihypertensive
Neutropenia - Differential ... Anticonvulsants • Antibiotics ... Gram Positive Bacteria ... Gram Negative Bacteria ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... → Refer to hematology ... Acute hemolysis, deficiency ... infections, TB, Acute bacterial ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential