63 results
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm Low ... Poisoning • Anemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Causes of Anemia ... Neutrophils - Low ... Pregnancy) - Low ... - Low Serum B12 ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Approach - MCV) Low ... chronic kidney disease ... Alcohol use, Liver disease ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... bleeding from low ... Treatment: • Consider ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #hematology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... glomerulopathy, cirrhosis ... Chain deposition disease ... Hypocomplementemia #Low ... #differential #hematology
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
secondary to Systemic Diseases ... Iron deficiency anemia ... discoloration) • Liver cirrhosis ... Systemic #Secondary #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Mechanisms Driving Increased Thrombosis and Bleeding in Liver Disease
Increased Thrombosis 
Increased Platelet-Vesset Wall Interaction 
 •
Bleeding in Liver Disease ... • Decr TFPI Low ... Bleeding #Clot #Cirrhosis ... #Pathophysiology ... #Hepatology #Liver
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
Von Willebrand Disease ... prolonged if very low ... factor VIII) Treatment ... VonWillebrand #Disease ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Anemia in Cirrhosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
LOW RETIC INDEX - ↓ PRODUCTION
 • Vitamin
Causes of Anemia ... in Cirrhosis - ... Diagnosis Framework LOW ... , DIC-low factor ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology