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Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... coagulation (DIC ... #Hemolytic #Intravascular ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Thrombocytopenia ... Destruction • Abnormal ... • Disseminated Intravascular ... #Causes #Hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Disseminated Intravascular ... - bleeding or thrombosis ... #Intravascular ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Liver diseases, Bleeding ... , Disseminated intravascular ... coagulopathy (DIC ... #differential # ... hematology
Causes of Purpura or Easy Bruising in Children

Platelet count reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia
 - Increased platelet destruction
syndrome - Thrombotic ... purpura - DIC ... (disseminated intravascular ... coagulation) ... #differential #
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
Evaluation for Thrombotic ... Thrombocytopenic ... reflection of intravascular ... WBC count and differential ... #Workup #Hematology
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Disseminated intravascular ... coagulation (DIC ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology #coagulation
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Diagnosis Framework ... associated with thrombosis ... , disseminated intravascular ... discern these causes ... #Diagnosis #Hematology