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Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... rates of morbidity and ... mortality, and ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... Diagnosis #Table #Hematology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... that will cause ischemia ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... involvement Differential ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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Bleeding / Bruising - Differential ... Rare • Drugs (e.g ... ASA) • Renal Disease ... Bleeding #Bruising #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Syndrome - Diagnosis and ... Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g ... cancer cells (and ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #differential
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
• Mechanism: ischemic ... XR, MRI to dx and ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... (e.g., SLE), anti-phospholipid ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... or if a primary hematologic ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... and laboratory ... characterized by an ... count, D-dimer, egg ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
(usually IgG) (e.g ... (usually IgM) (e.g ... disease, Copper and ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Increased Requirement (e.g ... • Rule out B12 and ... #elevatedMCV #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology