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Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
- Differential Diagnosis ... Reactive: • Anemia ... /blood loss (Fe ... (malignancy, rheumatologic ... causes #Platelets #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... hematologic: Acute blood ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... #Algorithm #hematology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
the peripheral blood ... (e.g. cancer, infection ... G6PD deficiency), Infections ... Production #Index #hematology ... #diagnosis #calculation
Janeway Lesions in Endocarditis seen on Physical Exam 

Dr Supradip Ghosh
@dr_supradip

36 year old male with history
Blood cultures growing ... His sister shared ... Infective Endocarditis ... could have been diagnosed ... #dermatology #soles
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
anemia • Cold ... Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... sensitize red blood ... chills, flank pain ... #hematology #diagnosis
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Water - Pus - Blood ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... : - Anemia • ... Deconditioning - Pain
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Internal (RBC) - Infections ... Defects: Sickle cell anemia ... - Peripheral Blood ... #hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
of peripheral blood ... Differential Diagnosis ... cultures, including blood ... #differential #diagnosis ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Neutropenia - recurrent infections ... Idiopathic • Infections ... result from low blood ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Malaise, bleeding, infections ... , bleeding, infections ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis