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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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• Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Fatigue • Acute ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Infectious: • Acute ... or Chronic Inflammatory ... Iron deficiency anemia
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Blood Loss • Acute ... RBCs on Smear • Chronic ... • Anemia of Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... Normal RBCs • Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... for workup, including ... , deficiency anemia ... • Infections: Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused by Bartonella ... anorexia, ARDS ​• RBC ... severe hemolytic anemia ... diagnosis #management #Bartonella
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... consider malaria, bartonella ... ARUPLabs #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #workup #hematology
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... Algorithm Mean ... (MCV): Average RBC ... High in acute blood ... #Workup #Hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Acute • Myloid ... T-cell - CD7, CD3 Chronic ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... bcr-able (+) ↑ WBC ... Blood #Disorders #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Chronicity: • Acute ... rheumatic fever • Chronic ... hepatitis, herpes • Chronic ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup