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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Peripheral ... : Acute blood loss ... • Infections: Chronic ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
released in the peripheral ... blood at a particular ... • Anemia of chronic ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #differential
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blasts in the peripheral ... blood smear or ... Blast cells - Blood ... manifestations, hypoxia, CXR ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Chronic diseases ... - Blood - hemorrhage ... perihilar (batwing) or peripheral ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
FSGS • Other: Chronic ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... diagnosis #kidney #blood ... #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gain, lung rales, peripheral ... pressure: systolic blood ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung Abscess Differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
bone marrow and peripheral ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... count with differential ... • Peripheral blood ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
rheumatic fever • Chronic ... Noninflammatory • Bloody ... tumor • Non-bloody ... syphilis, alcohol - peripheral ... approach #workup #differential
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... : Peripheral distribution ... • Pneumonia: blood ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... ILD #diagnosis #management