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

Resectable vs Inoperable Disease

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

#Melanoma #Treatment
Melanoma Treatment ... vs Inoperable Disease ... #Melanoma #Treatment ... Algorithm #Management #dermatology ... #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
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
stages of this disease ... with or without treatment ... , but without treatment ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... +GI+CVS+joints) ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Oncology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
highly inflammatory disease ... nervous system (CNS ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
& depending on its ... Its appearance is ... University Infectious Diseases ... type #clinical #photo ... #foot #dermatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... involvement • 30%: CNS ... Develops in treated pts ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Thromboembolism (7%) • CNS ... • Severe Liver Disease ... + Bleeding Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
cells can indicate disease ... microglobulin Treatment ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology