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Anemia of Chronic Disease - Pathophysiology
One theory to explain why "anemia of chronic disease" exists:
The inflammatory
Anemia of Chronic Disease ... anemia of chronic disease ... inflammatory cytokine response ... to chronic disease ... #hematology #pathophysiology
Diagnostic Criteria for Sweet Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
Major criteria 
 1. Abrupt onset of tender
an underlying hematologic ... inflammatory disease ... Excellent response ... Criteria #Diagnosis #Hematology ... #Dermatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
age, however the disease ... If no response HLH ... management #treatment #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... • Exaggerated response ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
Hyperferritinemia Pearl: Diseases ... Still's disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
INFLAMMATORY DISEASE ... : - Behcet disease ... - Buerger's disease ... APLS:PLT ↓ HEMATOLOGIC ... Diagnosis #clots #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
disorders • Celiac disease ... Non malignant hematologic ... states • Non-hematologic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Raynaud's Syndrome - Washing off under hot water.
Raynaud phenomenon is an exaggerated vasoconstrictive response of the
vasoconstrictive response ... Raynauds #Syndrome #disease ... fingers #hands #rheumatology
Raynaud's Syndrome - Washing off under hot water wath.

Raynaud phenomenon is an exaggerated vasoconstrictive response of
vasoconstrictive response ... Raynauds #Syndrome #disease ... fingers #hands #rheumatology
Hemolytic anemia in Wilson's disease

#Wilsons #Disease #hemolytic #anemia #Hematology #pathophysiology
anemia in Wilson's disease ... #Wilsons #Disease ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology