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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... - Differential ... unclear, or if a primary ... #Differential # ... #Workup #hematology
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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/ Ricketts - Diffuse ... Pain/Proximal Muscle ... Phosphate Deficiency Primary ... • Bone Marrow Disorder ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... Skin changes • Urinary ... dysfunction • PSC ... Ovarian CA Diffuse ... #Differential #
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Abnormalities in primary ... Vasculitis - Collagen disorders ... lesions • Severe pain ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
infections, bone pain ... -> AML: Blast crises ... + distinctive primary ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... the context of primary ... pneumonitis • Diffuse ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... enteropathy, and diffuse
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Autoimmune disorders ... hemolytic anemia • Pain ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
presents with pain ... Biopsy: Solitary disorder ... except for the primary ... UPEP, Serum IFE, FLC ... #Plasmacytoma #Oncology