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TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
is the diagnostic ... result in severe anemia ... schistocytes, nucleated RBCs ... anemia Indirect ... #Workup #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
infections/year ... Complications: Hemoptysis ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Active TB: • ... #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infections/year ... Complications: Hemoptysis ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Active TB: • ... #TB #Diagnosis
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... concentrations in: RBCs ... pneumonia (late) • Tuberculosis ... Legionnaires disease • Pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyponatremia • Elevated ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... 100% of cases), anemia ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Hematologic malignancy ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... discomfort, • +/- Hemoptysis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... anemia • Pain ... Inflammatory marker elevated ... • PET scan - activity ... classification #hematology