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Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Jaundice - Differential ... Hepatic Uptake • Sepsis ... • Gilbert's Syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology ... #bilirubinemia
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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with elevated Mean ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... #elevatedMCV #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Myocardial Injury - Elevated ... Troponin Differential ... Shock, Hypoxemia, Anemia ... Occlusion • Stable ... #Troponin #Differential
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Thrombocytosis - Elevated ... Platelet Count - Differential ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... • Symptoms of anemia ... Hyperbilirubinemia • Elevated ... younger pts) Differential ... #hematology #diagnosis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... if WBC > 5 or elevated ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection (sepsis ... Differentiation #Syndrome
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... iron deficiency anemia ... overdrive • Elevated ... Vasoplegia • Sepsis ... Acute Coronary Syndrome
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
capillary leak syndrome ... • Erythema elevatum ... (-) hemolytic anemia ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Causes of elevated ... - Compartment syndrome ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Shrinking lung syndrome ... sediment, and elevated ... , APLA, PAC • Aseptic ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia