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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
plateletcount), peripheral blood ... testing - Lab ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... ITP, unexplained pancytopenia ... #hematology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... Renal parenchymal disease ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential ... and Screening Testing ... (correction of hypokalemia ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Infection - Viral (HIV ... UA positive for blood ... injured muscles - HYPOTENSION ... of underlying disease
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... younger pts) Differential ... chills, flank pain ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
: Fever, flank pain ... progresses to pancytopenia ... ↑bleeding • Hypotension ... Extremely rare - HIV ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
: Fever, flank pain ... progresses to pancytopenia ... , Hyperkalemia: ... bleeding - Hypotension ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Additional tests: HIV ... : • Complete blood ... , and low back pain ... #Rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... pulses, bruits, or blood ... affects the skin, neurologic ... involvement, abdominal pain ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology