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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sequestration Disordered ... Disease Vascular System ... #Causes #Hematology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
of Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... , Seizure disorders ... autoantibodies that will cause ... inflammation, leading
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Clinical: Dyspnea ... , ↑↑peripheral edema ... Cardiomyopathy, Systemic ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
activate the immune system ... , leading to the ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Syndrome: • Clinical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... ) Suspect: Clinical ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... lower extremity edema ... • May involve PNS
Helpful Clinical Features in Evaluating Bleeding Disorders
Age of onset
 • Neonate - in 20% of haemophilias,
Helpful Clinical ... • Presence of systemic ... #Bleeding #Disorders ... #History #peds ... pediatrics #diagnosis #hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... frequently affected systems ... : neuro, heme (bleeding ... Better call hematology ... #workup #hematology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Paradoxical spontaneous bleeding ... cryoglobulinemia Associated Disorders ... processes: • Systemic ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... #hematology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... LV thrombus, RV systolic ... , LE edema • Minority ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... and Peripheral Edema ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology