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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... Platelet Function ... #Differential # ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... - Differential ... decreased PLT count: CBC ... #Disorders #Differential ... #Workup #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... RBC's secondary to platelet ... PURPURA: Platelet ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... Artifact (redo CBC ... • Rheumatic disorders ... #Hematology
PLATELETS Mnemonic for Causes of Thrombocytopenia

P - Platelet Disorders (DIC, ITP, TTP)
L - Leukemia, Lymphoma
A -
PLATELETS Mnemonic ... for Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Disorders (DIC, ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Purpura or Easy Bruising in Children

Platelet count reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia
 - Increased platelet destruction
Causes of Purpura ... or Easy Bruising ... bypass Vascular disorders ... #Causes #peds # ... pediatrics #diagnosis #differential
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Bleeding and Bruising ... Hemostasis - Differential ... Qualitative defect in platelets ... characteristic of a platelet ... discern these causes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... caused by blood ... Easy or unusual bruising ... Disorders • Nutritional ... blood count with differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
hematological malignancy arising ... • Autoimmune disorders ... - Low Hb and platelets ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... Diagnosis: On the CBC ... abnormality is platelet ... widely varying platelet ... hemoproliferative disorder