32 results
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Approach to Thrombocytosis ... for workup, including ... : Acute blood loss ... • Infections: Chronic ... #Algorithm #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... Algorithm Blood ... Loss • Acute ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Diagnostic approach to a limping child with an antalgic gait. 

(CBC = complete blood count; CRP
Diagnostic approach ... limping child with an ... Antalgic #Gait #Algorithm ... #Child #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Workup
►
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Diagnostic Framework ... (Morphological Approach ... kidney disease, Acute ... blood loss, Anemia ... #causes #hematology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... repeat testing • Acute ... Nephrology if cause ... #Algorithm #Workup ... #urology #blood
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... acute exacerbation ... the patient • Blood ... Rib fracture • Shingles ... #Chronic #Causes
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... Causes of acute ... leukocytes and occult blood ... #workup #diagnosis
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... peripheral blood ... High in acute blood ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology #Microcytic
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Approach (when ... An acute rise or ... #Hypertension #Workup
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... the total white blood ... Disorders: • Chronic ... translocation • Acute ... #causes #hematology