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Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Thrombocytosis - ... Differential Diagnosis ... blood loss (Fe deficiency ... Myelofibrosis • Chronic Myeloid ... #Platelets #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
- Differential ... Diagnosis Secondary ... specifically: iron deficiency ... , hemolysis, hemorrhage ... MF) • Chronic myeloid
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Elevated Platelet ... Count - Differential ... blood loss, Acute hemolysis ... , deficiency anemia ... #Platelets #Differential
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
recipients w/ IgA deficiency ... common following platelet ... High mortality. ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cellular Shift:
   - Exercise
- Insulin deficiency ... Crush injury, Hemolysis ... sample storage), Thrombocytosis ... Leukocytosis UCSD ... #potassium #high
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
donor (apheresis) platelets ... recipients w/ IgA deficiency ... High mortality. ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
, or all three myeloid ... or folic acid deficiency ... blood count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... - Low Hb and platelets ... - WBC may be high ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... #oncology #management