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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Prolonged PT (INR), Prolonged PTT
 • Prolonged PT (INR), Prolonged PTT
 • Prolonged PT
Causes of Prolonged ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology ... #coagulation #disorders
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... Treat primary cause ... - Hg > 7 - INR ... #diagnosis #causes ... treatment #management #hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Bleeding and Bruising ... of Hemostasis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... discern these causes ... Diagnosis #Hematology
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... PT and the aPTT are ... intravascularcoagulation (DIC ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology #coagulation
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
rapidly develops (DIC ... , ascites, jaundice ... infiltration) Differential ... of gestational age ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Diagnosis Algorithm ... fulminans - DIC ... deficiency Work ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #dermatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
basophilia, and thrombocytosis ... PLT: Petechiae, bruising ... Fibrinolysis & DIC ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
indicate that coagulation ... , which can cause ... Ddimer #dimer #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential ... #diagnosis #age
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Diagnosis Algorithm ... : neuro, heme (bleeding ... Better call hematology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology