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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Bleeding #Bruising ... #Hematology
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
disorder Clinical ... • Easy bruising ... • Skin bleeding ... factor VIII) Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... PLT: Petechiae, bruising ... -> Invade Skin: ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Hepatomegaly • Skin ... cells can indicate disease ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... microglobulin Treatment ... #oncology #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Recent history ... promyelocytic leukemia ... #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Bleeding and Bruising ... - Differential Diagnosis ... gingivitis or gingival leukemic ... inhibitor of a coagulation ... #Hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
(CLL) - Summary ... in adults • Disorder ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... #oncology #hematology ... #management
Helpful Clinical Features in Evaluating Bleeding Disorders
Age of onset
 • Neonate - in 20% of haemophilias,
relatives (if all ... and skin haemorrhage ... #Bleeding #Disorders ... #pediatrics #diagnosis ... #hematology #primarycare
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
#treatment #diagnosis ... #eczema #dermatology ... corticosteroids in dermatology ... associated with history ... disorders with
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Easy or unusual bruising ... just beneath the skin ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology