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Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
of hematologic ... bruising/bleeding, fatigue ... hepatomegaly • Labs: anemia ... predominant immature cells ... #Algorithm #hematology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Algorithm Endocrine ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... • Anemia • ... Obstructive Pulmonary ... #Chronic #Fatigue
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... - Other • Anemia ... #Algorithm #Causes
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
hypoxemia • COPD ... hemolytic anemia ... disorders, sickle cell anemia ... worsens dyspnea, fatigue ... Classification #diagnosis
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic ... Metabolic Disorders Chronic
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Algorithm Reactive ... Bleeding, Infection, Fatigue ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Reed-Sternberg Cells ... #Hematology #Oncology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
• Symptoms of anemia ... include fatigue ... anemiaCold ... sensitize red blood cells ... #hematology #diagnosis
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Headache, fever, fatigue ... Atopic diseases, Chronic ... #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Sickle ... cells - Consider ... #hematology #testing