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Common Raynaud's Mimickers
 - Acrocyanosis
 - Chill blains (pernio)
 - Erythromelalgia
 - Frostbite
 - Achenbach's Syndrome

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Common Raynaud's ... AnnKumfer #Common #Raynauds ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Mimics #rheumatology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
drug reaction, infection ... Strongyloides infection ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... Non malignant hematologic ... effect following treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Connective Tissue, Infections ... Lymphocytosis: Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
reticularis • Raynaud ... Positive Coombs testing ... setting - Mycoplasma ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologies 
HBsAg - HBcAb (total) - HBcAb (IgM) - HBsAb
Susceptible to HBV
Immune
due to past HBV infection ... HBV Resolved infection ... Serologies #serology #diagnosis ... #hepatology #interpreation ... #testing #laboratory
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
: Bacterial infections ... , Viral infections ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infiltration: • Hematologic ... and non-hematologic ... malignancies • Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... → Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... : Chronic infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
can mimic common infections ... testing for HLH-associated ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... : • Infection ... #hematology