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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 ... , HCV - Alcohol ... peripheral blood smear, HIV ... #Workup #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... #hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • CMV • HIV ... Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Pancytopenia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
and initial management ... with suspected HIT ... the results of HIT ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #HIT
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Spherocytes • Treatment ... disorder, Mycoplasma, HIV ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
HCV, HBV Not ... fever • Drug reactions ... #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 ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
- Transfusion Reactions ... Pathophysiology: 2 hit ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... #hematology #diagnosis
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
) - Diagnosis and ... and management ... of HIT #HIT # ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Extremely rare - HIV ... 2,000,000,000, HBV ... in 100,000,000, HCV ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology