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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... for decreased PLT ... for decreased PLT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis ... heparin-PF4 complex → plt ... hypercoagulable state and plt ... thrombocytopenia Diagnosis ... Thrombocytopenia #Diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
abnormalities - PLT ... Cryoprecipitate - PLT ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
Dermatomes of the Upper and Lower Limbs (Modified, after Keegan, J. J., and Garrett, F. D.)

According
to detect and plot ... #Diagnosis #Anatomy
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukocyte count ↑ PLT ... Significant ↓ PLT ... count • ↓Hg & PLT ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Cr, ↓Glucose, ↓PLT ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
- Differential Diagnosis ... your differential diagnoses ... When diagnosing ... the differential diagnoses ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Cytopenia +++ (Plt ... hemophagocytosis = additional diagnostic ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis
The Liver Consult Primer - Guide to calling a consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
Vitals - LFTs, plt
Anemia - Diagnostic Differential Algorithm

- Briana Ruíz Christophers @BriChristophers

#Anemia #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Hematology #Differential
Anemia - Diagnostic ... Anemia #Algorithm #Diagnosis