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Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
purple, hemorrhagic skin ... inflammation • Thrombocytopenia ... vasculitis - GPA ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis (PBC) ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... Examination: • Skin ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia ... arterial thrombosis, skin ... ♀, ↑Age, ESRD Pathophysiology ... exposure (prevent skin ... Management #Treatment #Hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
•
MGUS • Multiple myeloma ... gammopathy, and skin ... Liver disease: Cirrhosis ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Alpha & Mu) Skin ... POEMS (Sclerotic myeloma ... POEMS (Sclerotic myeloma ... Pseudohyponatremia • ↓anion gap ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Testosterone - Coumadin skin ... Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
CML (Chronic Myeloid ... activity • ↓ LAP ... infiltrates (anemia, thrombocytopenia ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
platelet count (thrombocytopenia ... just beneath the skin ... , or all three myeloid ... IDUS) • Immune Thrombocytopenia ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
standing for: - Thrombocytopenia ... including lymphoma, myeloma ... IGG4 - Hepatic cirrhosis ... cell lymphoma Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology