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Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... • Clinically ... disorders • Diagnosis ... #HES #Hematology ... #eosinophils #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
- Differential Diagnosis ... deficiency, hemolysis, hemorrhage ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #hematology
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Thrombocytopenic Purpura Clinical ... • Intracranial hemorrhage ... Thrombocytopenia #Diagnosis ... #Overview #Hematology
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome ... • HIV/AIDS Hemorrhagic ... Thrombophilia • Critical ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpable purpura, Hemorrhagic ... Disease • Cogan syndrome ... #dermatology #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Clinical Presentation ... Fever is the main clinical ... dysfunction • Hemorrhagic ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome ... Purple #Urine #Bag #Syndrome ... #PUBS #pathophysiology ... #clinical #photo ... #differential #diagnosis
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Binocular vision loss - think cortical blindness, opt for CT/MRI
Monocular vision loss
Vitreous Hemorrhage ... loss, vitreous hemorrhage ... /detachment diagnosis ... Ocular #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Causes of Fever CRITICAL ... DIAGNOSES: - ... - Intracranial hemorrhage ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Postmyocardiotomy syndrome
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... red to purple, hemorrhagic ... Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... Gardner-Diamond syndrome ... #hematology #rheumatology