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Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
Time (PT) - Often Elevated ... inhibitor • Liver disease ... (PTT) - Often elevated ... Thromboplastin #laboratory #hematology ... #diagnosis
Approach to Elevated aPTT / PT - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

aPTT: Intrinsic / Final
PT: Extrinsic / Final

By
Approach to Elevated ... - Differential Diagnosis ... MatthewHoMD #Elevated ... INR #Algorithm #Hematology ... #differential #diagnosis
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
Diagnostic Schema ... Hyperferritinemia Pearl: Diseases ... Still's disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
Elevated Transaminases ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Metabolic: Wilson Disease ... Transaminitis #Elevated ... #causes #hepatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Thrombocytosis - Elevated ... - Differential Diagnosis ... → Refer to hematology ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Non malignant hematologic ... states • Non-hematologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Von Willebrand Disease - Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Management

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine
Von Willebrand Disease ... - Clinical Presentation ... , Diagnosis and ... VonWillebrand #Disease ... #hematology #treatment
Methylmalonic Acid and Homocysteine Levels in Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency
 • B12 Deficiency: MMA elevated,
Deficiency: MMA elevated ... , Homocysteine elevated ... , Homocysteine elevated ... deficiency #VitaminB12 #diagnosis ... #hematology
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
- Differential Diagnosis ... : - Behcet disease ... APLS:PLT ↓ HEMATOLOGIC ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #clots #hematology
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome • Clinically ... suspect underlying hematologic ... disorders • Diagnosis ... Syndrome #HES #Hematology ... #eosinophils #diagnosis