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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... or hyposplenic states ... • Non-hematologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Recurrent / Breakthrough DVT During Anticoagulation

Subtherapeutic Anticoagulation
Hypercoagulable State 
 - Antithrombin deficiency 
 - Hypercoagulability ot
Hypercoagulable State ... anticoagulation #hematology ... #differential #algorithm
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Hypercoagulable State ... Hypercoagulable #Workup #hematology ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
Decubitus Ulcer - Diagram of stages. A, Stage I pressure ulcer. B, Stage II pressure ulcer.
Ulcer - Diagram of stages ... A, Stage I pressure ... B, Stage II pressure ... C, Stage III pressure ... D, Stage IV pressure
Stages of Healing Decubitus Ulcer: Upper left image demonstrates Stage 4 ulcer, with periosteum of bone
Stages of Healing ... image demonstrates Stage ... #Clinical #Dermatology ... Pressure #Ulcer #Stage4 ... #Healing #Stages
Decubitus Ulcer:Partial thickness skin breakdown (stage 2 pressure ulcer) is seen on left side.
Full thickness skin
skin breakdown (stage ... escar in center (stage ... #Clinical #Dermatology ... Pressure #Ulcer #Stage2 ... #Stage3 #Photo
The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
eGFR, CKD can be staged ... into 1 of 5 stages ... cut-offs for each CKD stage ... EGFR #Staging #Stages
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Cycle 1) Sandfly takes ... injects promastigote stage ... the skin) Human Stages ... cells Sandfly Stages ... into promastigote stage
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
initial hyperthyroid stage ... - In the early stages ... occur in several states ... Initial ‘active’ state
Pressure Ulcer Staging
Stage 1 - Skin intact. Non-blanchable erythema
Stage 2 - Partial loss of dermis. Shallow
Ulcer Staging Stage ... Non-blanchable erythema Stage ... Shallow open ulcers Stage ... Fat exposed Stage ... wound #nursing #stages