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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Artifact (redo CBC ... : • Acute or Chronic ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
Amebiasis - Balamuthia ... , disseminated disease ... mandrillaris #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
and Management Summary ... incidentally via CBC ... von Willebrand disease ... #Management #Summary ... #treatment #hematology
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba ... or disseminated disease ... #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CLL) - Summary ... Vmphocytosis on routine CBC ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Generalized Differential Diagnosis ... Cholestatic liver disease ... Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... Hyperthyroidism CBC ... #generalized #dermatology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... pneumonia • Chronic ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
on the left Myeloblast ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Autoimmune diseases ... #differential #diagnosis ... #CBC #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary ... Lymphocytosis on CBC ... cells can indicate disease ... microglobulin Treatment ... workup #oncology #hematology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... the protozoan parasite ... only available at CDC ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis