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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... effect following treatment ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... • Bone Marrow Transplant ... Anorexia Nervosa • CNS
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
nervous system (CNS ... purpuric rash) • Heart ... brucellosis) • Sepsis ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... (Sepsis, Shock, ... Consider Sepsis, ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... urine, sweat) - its ... shock/hypoxemia/Sepsis ... regional ischemia, surgery ... syndrome - Sepsis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... tumor embolism Septic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... antibiotics • Surgery ... Viridans Surgery
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Bacteremia/Septic ... jirovecii • CNS ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology