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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... → Refer to hematology ... workup, including BM ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... #hematology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Trial - Management Algorithm ... Angina Stress ... This is not for acute ... coronary syndrome ... #Cardiology #EBM
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Drugs (NSAlDs, Abx ... Infections (CMV, strep ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... testing: anti-ANCA ab ... , anti-GBM ab, ANA ... , biopsy By Tess ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
AIP: acute interstitial ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Complement: Post-strep ... to Kidney: Anti-GBM ... With associated pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #rheumatology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... ABG And BMP Normal ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
At least 3 of (Acute ... resp distress, ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
• Cytopenia -> BM ... Philadelphia - BCR-ABL ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
Myelodysplastic syndromes ... current treatment algorithm ... clonal evolution to acute ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... #algorithm #hematology