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Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
for Hemolysis - Intravascular ... Causes Intravascular ... microangiopathy: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Thrombocytopenia ... • Disseminated Intravascular ... #Hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Disseminated Intravascular ... history of trauma, sepsis ... Treat primary cause ... #Disseminated #Intravascular ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Platelet Disorders - Differential ... - History of bleeding ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential ... - Bacterial: Sepsis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Liver diseases, Bleeding ... Thrombotic idiopathic thrombocytopenia ... , Disseminated intravascular ... key #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular ... findings based on cause ... Vascular tone): • Sepsis ... #Diagnosis #table
Bleeding manifestations 
Petechiae are small, flat, red, discrete areas of skin bleeding that are typically <2
individuals with thrombocytopenia ... ecchymosis) is caused ... of blood in the extravascular ... VWF:RCo/VWF:Ag (differentiate ... Bruise #ecchymosis #thrombocytopenia
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia ... - Disseminated intravascular ... coagulation and other causes ... #differential #
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic ... decrease in most cases ... reflection of intravascular ... WBC count and differential ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology