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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... Risks factor for HIV ... smear, HIV/HCV ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Hemolytic anemia ... • HCV, HBV Not ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology # ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
- CMV - HCV ... - HIV • Immune ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... infections (acute HIV ... , HBV, EBV, VZV, ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... #diagnosis #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Workup: • Complete ... differential • ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic ... result in severe anemia ... of Peripheral blood ... differential - ... #Workup #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... - infiltrates (anemia ... , thrombocytopenia ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... hemostasis: - Thrombocytopenia ... deficiency Work ... #Causes #dermatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
ABO incompatible blood ... Treat primary cause ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
hemolytic anemia ... DDX - Other causes ... Epstein-Barr syndrome, HIV ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management