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Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... Normal RBCs • Acute ... Bleed • Hemolysis ... Microangiopathic Hemolytic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute ... • Chronic alcoholism ... can improve symptoms ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... (chronic B1 deficiency
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
, Acute hemolysis ... , deficiency anemia ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... • Infections: Chronic
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Thrombocytosis): • Acute ... malignancies • Anemia ... iron deficiency, hemolysis ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
bowel disease, Chronic ... diarrhoea, Short bowel syndrome ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... Haematological: Anaemia ... #riskfactors #symptoms
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
SLICC SLE Diagnostic ... CLINICAL CRITERIA - ACUTE ... CUTANEOUS LUPUS - CHRONIC ... ANEMIA - LEUKOPENIA ... #Rheumatology #
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... Presentation ​- Acute ... lysis → severe hemolytic ... anemia, jaundice ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE ... Demyelinating syndromes ... ) Blood (75%): Anemia ... erythematosus #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
DIC/TTP/HUS - Hemolytic ... anemia - Splenomegaly ... - CTD (SLE) ... - APLS • Acute ... Associated - SLE
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... Malnutrition due to chronic ... overload) Other Symptoms ... • Seizures • Hemolysis ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment