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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... effect following treatment ... #Causes #Hematology
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
C virus (HCV) infection ... DAAs #Antivirals #table ... #treatment #hcv ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management ... #Pharmacology
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections ... #rodent #infections ... infectiousdisease #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pseudotumor - Infectious ... Lymphocytic Leukemia (CBC ... #Causes #Hematology
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
, Cardiac, GI, infectious ... , hematologic, urologic ... extra-abdominal causes ... abdominal pain (Table ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis ... , causes and management ... neuropathy Treatment ... Cryoglobulinemic #Diagnosis ... #Management
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... procedures - Infection ... decreased PLT count: CBC ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... fungal ringworm infection ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... Lung Abscess Differential ... #causes #management ... #treatment #diagnosis