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Bleeding and Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Vascular System Defect - Congenital vs Acquired
 •
Bleeding and Bruising ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... vs Acquired • Platelet ... Qualitative • Coagulation ... vs Acquired #Bleeding
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sequestration Disordered Platelet ... #Bleeding #Bruising ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... Diagnosis and Workup ... History: - Prior platelet ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... Thrombocytopenia #Platelet
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Intravascular Coagulation ... Findings in DIC: • Platelet ... Thrombocytopenia - Platelet ... Treat primary cause ... #diagnosis #causes
Bleeding manifestations 
Petechiae are small, flat, red, discrete areas of skin bleeding that are typically <2
ecchymosis) is caused ... are typical of coagulation ... lowest levels Platelet ... ability to bind platelets ... Measurement of coagulation
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
presents with coagulation ... Liver tests, Low Platelets ... child * Severe cases ... pregnancy * Severe coagulation ... Hematology #Diagnosis #Comparison
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
presents with coagulation ... Liver tests, Low Platelets ... child * Severe cases ... pregnancy * Severe coagulation ... diagnosis #table #comparison
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... mimics, repeat testing ... of glomerular bleeding ... #Workup #urology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Qualitative defect in platelets ... characteristic of a platelet ... inhibitor of a coagulation ... discern these causes ... fibrinogen levels, and testing
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
to a low blood platelet ... neutrophils and platelets ... Neutropenia • Platelet ... blood cells or platelets ... blood cells or platelets