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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Approach to Thrombocytosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... for workup, including ... Rebound effect from treatment ... #Algorithm #hematology
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 ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Differential #diagnosis
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Approach and Differential ... most common causes ... more than one cause ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... #hepatology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... 3 questions to work ... a physiologic approach ... the underlying cause ... #nephrology #sodium
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... heme (bleeding), CV ... about secondary causes ... you’ll do a good workup ... #Algorithm #workup
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause ... Calcium 2-3g IV Ca-gluconate ... #potassium #nephrology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... syndromes with single-lineage ... Workup: • Complete ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... Splenomegaly Diagnosis ... • Treatment algorithms ... patients with no CV ... #hematology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
can present as a single ... Diagnosis? ... + diff • CMP, Ca ... Bone marrow Treatment ... #Workup #Hematology