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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... effect following treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
with higher CK levels ... , greater level ... /full triad at diagnosis ... after 2 years of treatment ... #rheumatology
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
- Differential Diagnosis ... Decreased hepcidin levels ... Hematologic Malignancy ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
- Differential Diagnosis ... an underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... about secondary causes ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Headache 90% - Nausea ... Subjective weakness 20% Diagnosis ... Alarm (for CO levels ... measuring COHb levels ... Treatment: 100%
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pain reported at level ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord ... #disorders #diagnosis
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
normal in mild cases ... factor activity levels ... by a hemophilia treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... conditions Diagnosis ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... • Intrinsic Causes ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... #differential #diagnosis