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Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Transaminitis - Differential ... HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Congenital: HELLP • Trauma ... Transaminases #hepatitis #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... → Refer to hematology ... workup, including BM ... infarction, Severe trauma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Findings: Coombs positive ... Mycoplasma, HIV, EBV ... Findings: Coombs Positive ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology
A summary of GI Lymphomas - Primary Lymphoid Neoplasms of the GI Tract
T-Cell
 - EATL
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GIT B-Cell - EBV ... Lymphomas #GITract #hematology ... hemepath #pathology #differential
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
- NEJM 1999 - ICU ... /vmoitra) #EBM ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Splenomegaly - Differential ... Bacterial • Viral (EBV ... Spleen #Enlarged #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Infectious • EBV ... Pancytopenia, WBC differential ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... Viral: HIV, HCV, EBV ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
normal - Infection (EBV ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... transaminitis #differential
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
of Hematuria - Differential ... exclude false positives ... below) • Trauma ... nephropathy • Thin GBM ... ) • Anti-GBM