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Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... HUS • DIC • Vasculitis ... Prosthetic Heart ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Causes of Neutropenia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... and non-hematologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Vascular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Petechiae < 0.2 cm diameter
 - Purpura 0.2
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Acquired - Vasculitis ... #Vascular #Vasculitis ... #SkinRash #dermatology ... #causes
Diagnosis and management of Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)

Chapel Hill 2012 definition: 
Necrotizing vasculitis ofmedium or small arteries
Necrotizing vasculitis ... glomerulonephritis or vasculitis ... 1996 Prognostic Score ... involvement French Vasculitis ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Rheumatology
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Cardiovascular Causes ... Myocardium: - Heart ... Pulmonary HTN - Vasculitis ... syndrome Other Causes ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... Serial troponin; HEART ... score • PERC; ... Well score for
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
disorders, or other causes ... • Secondary Causes ... • Ig A vasculitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
classification, and the HEART ... score to guide ... physical activity - Nausea ... factors Calculate a HEART ... score: - History
The Associated Diseases of Cryptoglobulinemia Vasculitis
#rheumatology #causes
Cryptoglobulinemia Vasculitis ... #rheumatology ... #causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Non malignant hematologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology