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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
for workup, including ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... Treatment: ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... function test, ANA (e.g ... changes), high MCV anemia ... #hematology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
hallmark for the disease ... tissue damage from ischemia ... WBC count and differential ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... hypoxia and organ ischemia ... (e.g. ... to IBD, celiac disease ... Check for IF ab Treatment
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 ... with leukopenia, anemia ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Lung Abscess Differential ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... retinal tears, Ischemia ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... presentations and disease ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... EGPA) • Digital ischemia ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... recent DAN) • EMG ... diagnosis #management #treatment