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Causes of Prolonged PT (INR), Prolonged PTT
 • Prolonged PT (INR), Prolonged PTT
 • Prolonged PT
PT (INR), Normal ... , Normal PT (INR ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology ... #coagulation #disorders
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... for decreased PLT ... for decreased PLT ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... #hematology
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
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inherited bleeding disorder ... Clinical • Easy bruising ... 2B) • Normal PT ... /INR • Normal ... Disease #Diagnosis #Hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Bleeding and Bruising ... == NORMAL PT ... /NORMAL PTT: • ... #Bleeding #Bruising ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukocyte count ↑ PLT ... Significant ↓ PLT ... : Petechiae, bruising ... count • ↓Hg & PLT ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Mean corpuscular (cell ... Red cell distribution ... (BM) ablative disorders ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology #Microcytic
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Recognition of giant cell ... acute ischemic disorder ... : halo sign PET ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Autoimmune disorders ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... involvement • PET ... can also involve PET ... classification #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... formed or don’t work ... Easy or unusual bruising ... Workup: • Complete ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Too many cells in ... Better call hematology ... - Some people put ... #workup #hematology