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Skin Cancer Overview - Basal Cell, Squamous Cell and Melanoma

#Skin #Cancer #Basal #Squamous #Melanoma #Dermatology #Diagnosis
Skin Cancer Overview ... and Melanoma #Skin ... #Cancer #Basal ... Squamous #Melanoma #Dermatology ... #Comparison
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Thrombocytopenic Purpura ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura ... Thrombocytopenia #Diagnosis #Overview ... #Hematology
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Treatment of Thrombotic ... Thrombocytopenic Purpura ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura ... #rheumatology # ... hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenic #purpura ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... Diagnosis #Table #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... purple, hemorrhagic skin ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology # ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... • Nonmalignant hematologic ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... Coagulopathy: Purpura ... dermatoses #skin ... differential #diagnosis #cancer ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
bruising • Skin ... factor VIII) Treatment ... Disease #Diagnosis #Hematology
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
algorithm for the treatment ... of cancer-associated ... trial evidence in cancer-associated ... VTE #Malignancy #Cancer ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Spherocytes • Treatment ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison