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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
malignancies • Anemia ... vera (PV) • Myelodysplastic ... syndrome • Myelofibrosis ... (MF) • Chronic ... #secondary
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... Throbocythemia • Myelodisplastic ... syndrome Psychiatric ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #dermatology #Differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... Causes • Anemia ... • Aplastic Anemia ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... #hematology #oncology
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Nail Disorders secondary ... Iron deficiency anemia ... discoloration) • Chronic ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Secondary #dermatology
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... syndrome Psychiatric ... #Pruritus #secondary ... #systemic #generalized ... #dermatology #Differential
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... rendering the immune system ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
infection risk secondary ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... ) • Systemic granulomatous ... : • Nephrotic syndrome
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
develop leukostasis syndrome ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... bone marrow and secondary ... #Oncology #Diagnosis