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Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Disease #Polycythemia ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... thrombocytosis • Polycythemia ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... #Hematology
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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- Acquired Causes ... Hypoxia-driven: Cardiac/pulmonary ... disease, Smoking ... ), TEMPI (VEGF normal ... #Algorithm #hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... can drive this disease ... As with many disease ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
How to Evaluate an Abnormal APTT
Step 1: Is the PT or APTT Artifactually Prolonged?
Step 2: Is
Is a Systemic Disease ... to identify the cause ... APTT #prolonged #diagnosis ... #hematology #evaluation ... mixing #studies #PTT
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Normal Mean Corpuscular ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... CK, normal biopsy ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Polycythemia Vera ... (PV) - Diagnosis ... JAK2 mutation OR Abnormally ... von Willebrand disease ... #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
RBC Production - Normal ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
PT/NORMAL PTT: ... PT/ABNORMAL PTT ... PT/ABNORMAL PTT ... discern these causes ... #Hematology