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Genital Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful:
 • Herpes simplex
 • Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
 • Behcet's
Diagnosis Algorithm ... ) • Behcet's syndrome ... Primary syphilis (chancre ... Ulcers #ulcerative #skinrash ... #dermatology #Differential
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Diagnosis Congenital ... deficiency • Fanconi’s anemia ... Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ... telomeropathy Cancer ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
the Rash in a an oncology ... Dermatoses: Sweet Syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cancer ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammation • Cancer ... #Differential # ... #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... #hematology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Cancer Related ... disease (LCDD) • Heavy ... change disease • Hematologic ... #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Bleomycin Hematologic ... • Sickle Cell Anemia ... Ulcers #ulcerative #skinrash ... #dermatology #Differential
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Erythema Nodosum - Causes and Differential Diagnosis 
Appearance:  erythematous painful lumps usually 1-6 cm in
Nodosum - Causes and Differential ... Diagnosis Appearance ... (can sometimes have ... Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Clinical
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... Mnemonic #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #SkinRash