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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... #Workup #hematology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Basophilia - Differential ... asthma attack Is ... Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn ... ’s Disease • Asthma ... #hematology #basophils
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
• Prevalence Crohn's ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... fatigue despite disease ... /other causes • ... Algorithm #diagnosis #management
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
initial screening test ... of liver disease ... If other causes ... algorithm #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
(this is a skin ... prick test that ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Gastrointestinal : Crohn ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... over course of disease ... Malnutrition, TIPS West ... #treatment #hepatology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... about secondary causes ... can drive this disease ... As with many disease ... Best to have an
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
hallmark for the disease ... low, tests to detect ... indirect antiglobulin tests ... WBC count and differential ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... intact - test for ... discern these causes ... liver function tests ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... are normal, ALP is ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology