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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... disease Tissue Damage ... Non malignant hematologic ... effect following treatment ... Thrombocytosis #Differential
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... → Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... infections • Tissue damage ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... and endothelial damage ... and endothelial damage ... initiation • Differential ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
predominance) • CANOMAD (Ataxia ... Scleromyxedema (CNS+GI+CVS ... • Amyloidosis (CVS ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
results of sun damage ... #sun #damage #UV ... causes #diagnosis #dermatology ... CA Cancer J Clin ... Mechanisms and treatments
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
uveitis or retinal damage ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vessels involved/damaged ... very remarkable w/differential ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology