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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... decreased PLT count: CBC ... #Differential # ... #Workup #hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... evaluation or workup ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential ... Artifact (redo CBC ... • Rheumatic disorders ... effect following treatment ... #Hematology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology ... #differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... , Seizure disorders ... autoantibodies that will cause ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... URGENT WORKUP ... → EGD Treatment ... the underlying cause ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... caused by blood ... formed or don’t work ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... approach to the differential ... demyelination syndrome ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #management #nephrology
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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- Differential ... hypertension and/or drug treatment ... neutropenia, Kostmann syndrome ... Chediak-Higashi syndrome ... #hematology