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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium ... Primary skin and ... • Mycobacterium ... #diagnosis #differential ... infectiousdiseases #NTM
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Reactive: • Anemia ... deficiency) • Infection ... (malignancy, rheumatologic ... causes #Platelets #hematology
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias ... - Differential ... Hypersplenism, Infection ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
the Rash in a an oncology ... dermatoses #skin ... #Rash #oncology ... #differential # ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... Internal - Infectious ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
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Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Inflammatory / Infectious ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... → Refer to hematology ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Pulmonary • Skin ... • M genavense Skin ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... #Infections #differential
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia ... - Differential ... Macroangiopathic, Infections ... MCV #Algorithm #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Pseudotumor - Infectious ... History of Bleeding, Infection ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology