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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... disease, decrease ... disease), HBsAg ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Causes of Anemia ... Algorithm Normal Blood ... • Pancreatic Disease ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... #Hematology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
CNS and hematologic ... disseminates in blood ... fetal blood vessel ... asymptomatic, if ... Immunization #peds #pediatrics
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Systemic and Primary Causes ... / Systemic == Blood ... disease Creatinine ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... Psychiatric Disease
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
in Anaesthesia If ... Actively maintained fever ... • Intracranial blood ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
out additional causes ... of liver disease ... and hematologic ... If other causes ... algorithm #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Systemic disease ... leukocytes and occult blood ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
of invasive GAS disease ... GAS in 30% of cases ... ., blood) • Early ... (2+): kidneys, liver ... STSS #treatment #management
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... intestines, white blood ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
, Acute blood loss ... : Alcohol use, Liver ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology