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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Polycythemia Vera • Chronic ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... : • Acute or Chronic ... Non malignant hematologic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... with a relatively chronic ... involvement CML (Chronic ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Myeloproliferative Disorder • Chronic ... myelogenous leukemia ... Polycythemia vera Acute Leukemia ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Myelofibrosis • Chronic ... Myeloid Leukemia ... causes #Platelets #hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Neoplastic: - Leukemia ... Lymphoblastic Leukemia ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Lymphocytic Leukemia ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
hemorrhage) • Chronic ... Myelofibrosis (MF) • Chronic ... myeloid leukemia ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
Purulent Buttocks Drainage in Hidradenitis Suppurativa 

#Purulent #Buttocks #Drainage #Hidradenitis #Suppurativa #clinical #video #dermatology #PhysicalExam
Suppurativa #clinical #video ... #dermatology #PhysicalExam
Blanching Spider Angioma (Nevus) on Physical Exam

#Spider #Angioma #nevus #telangiectasia #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #dermatology #skin #blanching
telangiectasia #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #dermatology #skin
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Disorders: • Chronic ... myeloid leukemia ... Acute myeloid leukemia ... Acute basophilic leukemia ... Diagnosis #causes #hematology
Leser–Trélat Sign on Physical Exam

Acute onset of multiple seborrheic keratoses, often a paraneoplastic sign of malignancy.

#Leser
LeserTrelat #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #skin #dermatology