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Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Bacterial • Viral (EBV ... Infiltrative - Non-Malignant ... Infiltrative - Malignant ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
concerning for malignancy ... → Refer to hematology ... workup, including BM ... • Nonmalignant hematologic ... treatment • Malignancy
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
than 4 weeks Malignancy ... splenomegaly, abnormal neurology ... , back pain Haematology ... cell disease Rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Viral: HIV, HCV, EBV ... infiltration: malignancy ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... • Obstructive: Malignancy ... Choledocholithiasis, Stricture, Malignancy ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Systemic disease - Malignancy ... HSV, Varicella, EBV ... dislocation Malignant ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... Osteochondroma Hematologic
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... Hantavirus • Malignant ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Infectious: Influenza, EBV ... , Cortisol ↑↓, Malignancy ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
immune deposits on EM ... radiation nephritis, malignant ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN #nephrology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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older 50-70 • Malignant ... Immunosuppression (e.g., HIV), EBV ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... #differential #hematology