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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
for workup, including ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... • Infections: Chronic
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... And BMP Normal Values ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... vitamin B12 or folic acid ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... microglobulin Treatment ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... Serologic and EMG ... inhibition - Chronic ... respiratory failure - Can
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... issue which varies based ... correction of chronic ... demyelination syndrome ... . 3% saline can
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and pernicious anemia ... muscles) • Wide based ... antibody that works ... • Normal ESR, CRP ... Treatment: •
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
prick test that can ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Recurrent and chronic ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Antiribosomal P, APLA, PAC ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... with Lupus: • Chronic
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... Lymphoma Staging: • Based ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... classification #hematology