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hematopoiesis - leukocyte maturation tree

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#hematopoiesis #leukocytes #maturation #tree #pathophysiology #Hematology
hematopoiesis - leukocyte ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... maturation #tree #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Progenitor ... #Cells #WBC #pathology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... bypass), LFT (liver ... #hematology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
ALP) Elevation - Differential ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... • Placenta • Leukocytes ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Pathophysiology ... or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
peripheral blood leukocytes ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... #Bandemia #differential ... #CBC #hematology ... #pathophysiology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
lower limbs) • WBC ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... , erythema and WBC ... effusion with few WBCs ... morning • Effusion leukocyte ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Better call hematology ... else is driving RBC ... you’ll do a good workup ... #hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology