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Purpuric Skin Lesions - Petechia/Purpura and Ecchymosis 

#Purpuric #Purpura #Petechia #Ecchymosis #Comparison #Dermatology #Skin #Diagnosis #Clinical
Purpuric Skin Lesions ... Petechia #Ecchymosis #Comparison ... #Dermatology #Skin
Skin Cancer Overview - Basal Cell, Squamous Cell and Melanoma

#Skin #Cancer #Basal #Squamous #Melanoma #Dermatology #Diagnosis
Skin Cancer Overview ... and Melanoma #Skin ... Squamous #Melanoma #Dermatology ... Diagnosis #Overview #Comparison
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... Non malignant hematologic ... states • Non-hematologic ... Iron deficiency anemia ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
Features of hematologic ... hepatomegaly • Labs: anemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology ... #WBC #Leukemoid
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... • Symptomatic anemia ... to MDS or acute leukemia ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Reactive: • Anemia ... Chronic Myeloid Leukemia ... causes #Platelets #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemias Overview ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... - infiltrates (anemia ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Hematology #Oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... transformation to acute leukemia ... Management • ... #treatment #hematology
Vascular Lesions: Spider Angioma, Spider Vein, Cherry Angioma 

#Vascular #Spider #Angioma #Vein #Cherry #Comparison #Dermatology #Skin
#Vein #Cherry #Comparison ... #Dermatology #Skin
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Causes == Primary Skin ... • Xerosis (dry skin ... renal failure/uremia ... • Lymphoma • Leukemia ... #generalized #dermatology