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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Thrombocytosis - Elevated ... → Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... glucocorticoid treatment ... symptoms (eg, skin ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... deficiency Work ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... #Differential #
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Skin rash and malaise ... , but without treatment ... resembling rashes caused ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... Examination: • Skin ... bile ducts Differential ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
 •
Papulosquamous Skin ... Rash - Differential ... shaped) lesion with elevated ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
Normal or slightly elevated ... WBC count and differential ... or may not be elevated ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic skin ... Erythema elevatum ... gyratum repens • A skin ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... fluid; brown: elevated ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Hepatomegaly • Skin ... Elevated LDH 5. ... microglobulin Treatment ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology