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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 ... Diagnosis #causes ... #Platelets #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... : Acute blood loss ... , Acute hemolysis ... #Platelets #Differential ... #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis and Workup ... changes), high MCV anemia ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic ... Fibrin degradation products ... of Peripheral blood ... WBC count and differential ... #Workup #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
DIC/TTP/HUS - Hemolytic ... anemia - Splenomegaly ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... palpable #nonpalpable ... #dermatology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... with or without platelet ... Schistocytes, thrombocytopenia ... #Anemia #Differential ... #workup #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
genes and gene products ... Lymphoma Workup ... - Low Hb and platelets ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... severe thrombocytopenia ... Blood products contain ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... severe thrombocytopenia ... Blood products contain ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... (thrombocytopenia ... differential • ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology