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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... • Burns Non malignant ... effect following treatment ... Non-hematologic malignancy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hyperthermia Syndromes Comparison
Serotonin Syndrome - NMS - Malignant Hyperthermia - Malignant Catatonia
Cause - Onset - Vitals
Syndrome - NMS - Malignant ... Hyperthermia - Malignant ... Catatonia Cause ... Mental Status - Treatment
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Causes of Splenomegaly ... Bacterial • Viral (EBV ... Infiltrative - Non-Malignant ... Infiltrative - Malignant ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... ; Heat stroke; Malignant ... hyperthermia; Neuroleptic malignant ... Identify underlying cause
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
• Cervical: EBV ... Infection: Acute HIV, EBV ... tuberculosis • Malignant ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
with neuroleptic malignant ... after years of treatment ... Medications #Drugs #Causes
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... • Neuroleptic malignant ... antipsychotics) • Malignant ... #Differential #Causes
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
thought to be caused ... similarly: neuroleptic malignant ... poisoning, and malignant ... hyperthermia - Most cases ... initiation of treatment
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... Brucellosis, Q fever, EBV ... , CMV • Malignancy ... vasculitis to cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... • Obstructive: Malignancy ... Choledocholithiasis, Stricture, Malignancy ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes