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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Diagnosis Secondary ... malignancies • Anemia ... iron deficiency, hemolysis ... e.g. autoimmune, TB ... #hematology #secondary
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
- Differential ... extravascular) hemolysis ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... diet, Alcoholism, Tea-toast ... #ferritin #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... blood loss, Acute hemolysis ... , deficiency anemia ... Chronic infections, TB
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
is the diagnostic ... result in severe anemia ... anemia Indirect ... WBC count and differential ... #Workup #Hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
spherocytosis, Hemolytic ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary ... Morphology #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hematology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... Complications: Hemoptysis ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... Complications: Hemoptysis ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Schistosomiasis - Chronic hemolytic ... anemia - Persistent ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Leukocytosis, anemia ... > 10 days - Hemoptysis ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... • PET scan - activity ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management