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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Rheumatic disorders ... • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
of Bleeding / Bruising ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Sequestration Disordered ... #Bleeding #Bruising ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
- Differential Diagnosis ... hemorrhage) • Chronic ... inflammatory disorders ... myeloid leukemia ... #Causes #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... • Infections: Chronic ... #Algorithm #hematology
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
inherited bleeding disorder ... Clinical • Easy bruising ... • Skin bleeding ... factor VIII) Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Lymphoma • Leukemia ... Myeloproliferative disorders ... vera, essential thrombocytosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... purple, hemorrhagic skin ... , coagulation disorders ... #hematology #rheumatology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Summary of Coagulation ... Malignancy, Autoimmune disorders ... promyelocytic leukemia ... table #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... extramedullary disease ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis ... and Management ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune disease ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential