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Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential ... Initial labs: CBC, BMP ... hemosiderin • PT/aPTT normal ... Microangiopathy #TMA #Differential ... Management #Algorithm #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... or if a primary hematologic ... When do you do a BM ... #Differential # ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Normal range 11.5% ... in bone marrow (BM ... ) ablative disorders ... under 2%, then BM ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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Neutropenia - Differential ... replacing the BM ... replacing the BM-common ... #Neutropenia #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... initial response to abnormal ... aminotransferase; BMI ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Toxic injury to BM ... syndrome (MDS) (normal ... megakaryocytes and a normal ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis