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Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
12-13 g/dL, • ANC ... /uL Initial Workup ... CBC with diff, BMP ... #Algorithm #hematology ... #workup
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... When do you do a BM ... #hematology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... NXP-2 (MORC3 or MJ ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... in bone marrow (BM ... ) ablative disorders ... under 2%, then BM ... #Workup #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... BM Bx Consider ... Acute bacterial and ... #Algorithm #hematology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-neuromuscular disorder ... CNS -> PNS -> NMJ ... changes - Common pattern ... dystrophies Work
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... NXP-2 (MORC3 or MJ ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
evaluation of the pattern ... Areas of diagnostic ... decision for repeat testing ... aminotransferase; BMI ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Maternal hypertension and ... replacing the BM ... replacing the BM-common ... #causes #hematology
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Prioritizing Tool • Low BMI ... meal pattern (avoiding ... long fasting by ... effect of long fasting ... diet #management #hepatology