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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... → Refer to hematology ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... Glucocorticoids, IL-1B, ATRA ... #Algorithm #hematology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Hypercoagulable State Arterial ... risk actor for arterial ... Hypercoagulable #Workup #hematology ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Treatment Options Based on Severity of the Disease
Mild:
 • Trial of PPI
 • Trial
of PPI • Trial ... of PPI + Trial ... strictures Severe + Concern ... for HES: • Hematology ... • Additional diagnostic
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
stratification algorithm ... the treatment of cancer-associated ... randomized controlled trial ... #Algorithm #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
immediate, prior to ED arrival ... especially with AC ... (delayed), TM rupture ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Disease Clinical triad ... Differential Diaqnoses ... hemopathies, solid cancers ... Stills #Disease #diagnosis ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
TMA is a triad of ... APS, SRC, SLE), cancer ... Microangiopathy #TMAs #hematology ... #diagnosis #ttp
Diagnostic algorithm for axial Ankylosing Spondylitis - SpA (early AS) starting with the assessment of inflammatory
Diagnostic algorithm ... for axial Ankylosing ... #Spondylitis #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Probability ... #Rheumatology #
American College of Rheumatology Diagnostic Criteria for Gout
Presence of characteristic urate crystals in the joint fluid
American College of Rheumatology ... Diagnostic Criteria ... arthritis - Culture ... attack involving tarsal ... #Rheumatology #
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Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
current treatment algorithm ... From Blood Cancer ... median age at diagnosis ... importance of clinical trial ... #algorithm #hematology