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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... 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 ... the total white blood ... asthma attack Is ... Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn ... ’s Disease • Asthma
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Algorithm Normal Blood ... Liver Function Tests ... #Hematology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
of pathway and is ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... of underlying disease ... 3) Optional tests ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
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
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Abdominal Pain Causes ... - Differential ... the patient • Blood ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #gastroenterology
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
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... younger pts) Differential ... sensitize red blood ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test