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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
PT, aPTT(liver disease ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... bypass), LFT (liver disease ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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Causes of Bleeding ... • Increased Destruction ... ASA) • Renal Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Autoimmune disorder resulting in a vasculitis which causes slowly progressive 
ulceration of the skin.
vasculitis which causes ... number of systemic diseases ... inflammatory bowel disease ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Pyoderma
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... vertigo Diagnostic tests ... - Ice cube test ... , TempTest test ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: A febrile illness (caused by Coxsackie Virus) associated vesicle formation on
Foot, and Mouth Disease ... febrile illness (caused ... Images #Clinical #Dermatology ... #Pediatrics #SkinRash
Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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dermatophyte infection Caused ... meatballs appearance Management ... Tinea #Versicolor #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Diagnosis ... #Management
Benign Familial Pemphigus (Hailey-Hailey Disease): Idiopathic recurrent erruptions, in this
case affecting this axilla.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. -
(Hailey-Hailey Disease ... erruptions, in this case ... Images #Clinical #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #BFP
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Anemia of Chronic Disease ... Increased RBC Destruction ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Liver Function Tests ... Liver Function Tests ... • Liver Disease ... #Hematology
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... Diagnosis and Management ... Caused by: ... positive T. whipplei tests ... positive T. whipplei test