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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Causes of Arterial ... - Differential Diagnosis ... artery aneurysm: Causes ... Lipoprotein a ↑ - IBD ... #clots #hematology
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular Causes ... • Parenchyma: ILD ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #differential #diagnosis
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Sarcoidosis • Crohn's ... gangrenosum • IBD ... Sarcoidosis #dermatology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn ... Chickenpox Other Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... Ischemic Liver, IBD ... coagulation and other causes ... pathophysiology #hematology ... #differential #diagnosis
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
the disease and ILD ... increases and ILD ... prevalence of RP-ILD ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... conditions Diagnosis ... unless levels are less ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
• Psoriasis - Elbows ... honey-colored crusts ... Lesions arise in crops ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Review of the Coagulation Cascade
Traditional Model:
 • Parallel extrinsic and intrinsic pathways.
Contemporary Model:
 • 4 key
Initiation phase caused ... fibrin, which is cross-linked ... Coagulation #Cascade #diagnosis ... #models #hematology