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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
factor for HIV, HCV ... blood smear, HIV/HCV ... changes), high MCV ... anemia (vegan, ... #Causes #Workup
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #MCV #Classification ... #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Approach - MCV) ... Low MCV - <80fL ... patients) Normal MCV ... : Alcohol use, Liver ... #causes #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hypersplenism • Secondary ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... increased - Fe/TlBC, MCV ... TIBC Normal - MCV ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Causes of Anemia ... Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: HAV, HCV ... cell lung CA, lymphoma ... Trauma: Shock liver ... #causes #hepatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... leakage of RBC's secondary ... - Hemolytic anemia ... deficiency • Liver ... • HCV, HBV Not
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Systemic and Primary Causes ... • Cholestatic liver ... renal failure/uremia ... Differential: • Lymphoma ... Pruritus #primary #secondary
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... genes and gene products ... Workup: • Full ... #hematology #oncology