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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
PT, aPTT(liver disease ... changes), high MCV anemia ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... ITP, unexplained pancytopenia ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... , Breast Cancer, ... • Metabolic: Uremia ... #cardiology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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first step in evaluation ... • Heavy chain disease ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver disease ... ovarian tumors, lung cancers ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
current treatment algorithm ... From Blood Cancer ... risk of clonal evolution ... tolerate anemia ... #algorithm #hematology