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Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... quinine, etc) - Viral ... - Bacterial: Sepsis ... valve replacement, endocarditis ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... CTD (SLE) - Viral ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.

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Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with fever, sepsis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... - NEJM 2014 - Sepsis ... created by Vivek Moitra ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
to meningitis, endocarditis ... , sepsis, shock. ... possible Patient's clinical ... Canimorsus #Skin #Rash #dermatology ... #clinical #photo
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis ... Microscopic) - Viral ... Petechiae #Rash #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... intra-abdominal sepsis ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus # ... clinical #air
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
CAS): - Due to Viral ... - Polyclonal - Viral ... Infection Clinical ... younger pts) Differential ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... , APLA, PAC • Aseptic ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis