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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... effect following treatment ... #Causes #Hematology
Melanoma Treatment Algorithm

Resectable vs Inoperable Disease

Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD and Aakash Desai, MD @ADesaiMD

#Melanoma #Treatment
Melanoma Treatment ... Algorithm Resectable ... vs Inoperable Disease ... #Algorithm #Management ... #dermatology #oncology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... gangrenosum • Cutaneous ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
transformation) Treatment ... Waiting" →several RCTs ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
No treatment is ... rates of recurrent disease ... effective, and its ... University Infectious Diseases ... migrans #skinRash #dermatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
involvement (2%) Cutaneous ... • Severe Liver Disease ... + Bleeding Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... Most common extra cutaneous ... Treatment: - Systemic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... involvement • 30%: CNS ... violaceous, nontender cutaneous ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
of Colon Cancer Algorithm ... , Medical Oncology ... of "at risk" to survey ... Colon #Cancer #algorithm ... #management #treatment
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
Cutaneous Mucormycosis ... immunosuppressed pts ... contaminated dressings, surgery ... University Infectious Diseases ... Mucormycosis #Eschar #dermatology