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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies ... #Inflammatory #Myopathies ... Idiopathic #Myopathy #Comparison ... Managment #algorithm #Rheumatology ... #Differential
Bleeding disorders in children

#Bleeding #Disorders #Differential #Hematology #Pediatrics #Peds
Bleeding disorders ... children #Bleeding #Disorders ... #Differential # ... Hematology #Pediatrics
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pulmonary ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN #Differential
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... - Markers and Differential ... Myelodysplastic Disorder ... #hematology #Markers ... #Differential #
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Neutrophils - Differential ... • Metabolic disorders ... Myeloproliferative Disorder ... #Neutrophils #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... • Rheumatic disorders ... Non malignant hematologic ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Myositis and Myopathies ... BostonChiefs #Myositis #Myopathies ... #myopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
 •
RA Rheumatic disorders ... Non-rheumatic disorders ... • Inflammatory disorders ... Rheumatoid #Factor #RF #rheumatology ... #laboratory #differential
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Inflammatory Myopathies ... #Inflammatory #Myopathies ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology #
Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Decreased production:
 • Bone marrow suppression
 • Bone marrow failure
 • Bone
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... Connective tissue disorders ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology