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Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ... held in slight abduction ... procedural sedation and reduction ... injury, difficult reduction ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome, POEMS • Reaction ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Decreased production:
 • Bone marrow suppression
 • Bone marrow failure
 • Bone
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased production ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology #platelets
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... < 1800/uL, • platelet ... Destruction + ↓ Production ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology #workup
Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Features of hematologic ... anemia, ↑ MCV, ↑/↓ platelets ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology #WBC
Causes of Thrombocytopenia.
Platelet counts may be depressed because of decreased production or due to increased platelet
Platelet counts ... because of decreased production ... due to increased platelet ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... Differential #Causes #Production
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Posterior Elbow Dislocation ... , 80% of elbow dislocations ... common major joint dislocation ... procedural sedation and reduction ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Thromboelastogram Interpretation
Reaction Time (R Value):
 - Time till initiation of fibrin clot
 - Treatment: FFP, protamine
K
Interpretation Reaction ... representing thrombin-platelet ... - Treatment: Platelets ... #coagulation #hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Decreased Production ... Sequestration Disordered Platelet ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Thromboelastography (trademarked as TEG)
 • Graphical representation of the fibrin polymerization process
 • Point-of-care anti-coagulation monitoring
routine transfusion algorithms ... amplitude • If ↓ → platelet ... deficiency → give platelets ... % of amplitude reduction ... interpretation #hematology