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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Bleeding / Bruising - Differential ... Rare • Drugs (e.g ... Iatrogenic) • Liver ... Bleeding #Bruising #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Early liver disease ... Reduced liver synthesis ... intravascular coagulation ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology #coagulation
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... inhibitory drugs (e.g ... • Reduced liver ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology #coagulation
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... DIC • Severe Liver ... + Bleeding Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... the spleen or liver ... involvement Differential ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... #hematology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Nephrotic Syndrome, Ischemic ... Liver, IBD • ... intravascular coagulation ... pathophysiology #hematology ... #differential #
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... , - regional ischemia ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
plasmacytoma) Clinical ... red bone marrow, e.g ... common - GI tract, liver ... Bone marrow Treatment ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology