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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
l MD SOAP) - Risks ... changes), high MCV anemia ... or if a primary hematologic ... When do you do a BM ... #Workup #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... risk-stratification • Risks ... transformation to acute ... Management #treatment #hematology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... NEJM 2013 - UGIB TRISS ... unnecessary and cause ... /vmoitra) #EBM ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
: 1) Acute kidney ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... , add other BP meds ... • Refractory cases ... #rheumatology #
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... • Cytopenia -> BM ... -> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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HIV, HBV, EBV, ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia ... inflammation (acute ... differential #diagnosis #hematology