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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... change disease • Hematologic ... malignancies Treatment ... #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... → Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Neutrophils - Differential ... • Epinephrine Cancer ... Solid Tumour (e.g ... Polycythemia vera Acute ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g ... Myeloproliferative disorders (e.g ... adsorption onto cancer ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... • Secondary (e.g ... Normal RBCs • Acute ... Inflammation • Cancer ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... Responsive to Treatment ... Treated Like Acute ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
infiltration (e.g ... . cancer, infection ... Index > 3: • Acute ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #differential
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
hemophilia type (e.g ... - Acute Bleeding ... by a hemophilia treatment ... center. ... #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... : • Acute cutaneous ... permanent alopecia Differential ... . hematologic) ... • Cervical cancer
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
causes #diagnosis #dermatology ... Acute effects of ... Skin Cancer. ... Mechanisms and treatments ... Dong K, Goyarts EC