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Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Celiac, Enteritis, Bleeding ... chemotherapy, Athletes • Blood ... , Menorrhagia, Blood ... donations, Hematuria, Coagulopathy ... Deficiency #Causes #differential
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
athletes • Chronic Blood ... NSAIDs, Haematuria, Coagulopathy ... Hookworm infection, Bleeding ... Iron #Deficiency #differential
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... Liver diseases, Bleeding ... intravascular coagulopathy ... key #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Supportive with blood ... correction of coagulopathy ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Findings: • Bleeding ... ABO incompatible blood ... Findings: • Bleeding ... or consumption coagulopathy ... treatment #management #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... - History of bleeding ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Bleeding and Bruising ... of Hemostasis - Differential ... disorder than of a coagulopathy ... Bruising #Hemostasis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion ... Injury (TRALI): Leading ... hypothermia exacerbates coagulopathy ... & ↑bleeding • ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
recipient antibodies leading ... Injury (TRALI): Leading ... hypothermia exacerbates coagulopathy ... & ↑bleeding ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Noninflammatory • Bloody ... : Trauma, coagulopathy ... tumor • Non-bloody ... get bacterial seeding ... approach #workup #differential