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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polycythemia Vera • Chronic ... Infectious: • Acute ... or Chronic Inflammatory ... effect following treatment
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
medications • Acute ... • Colchicine: Acute ... and chronic treatment ... • Chronic - Urate ... #ULT #rheumatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rebound effect from treatment ... • Infections: Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fatigue • Acute ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute • Myloid ... T-cell - CD7, CD3 Chronic ... Blood #Disorders #hematology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Pancreatitis vs Chronic Pancreatitis
Causes
Signs & Symptoms
Lipase
Imaging
Diagnosis
Treatment
Complications

SCVMC Internal Medicine @SCVMCMed

#Acute #Chronic #Pancreatitis #comparison #diagnosis #table
Acute Pancreatitis ... vs Chronic Pancreatitis ... Imaging Diagnosis Treatment ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #table
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... and vesicles (acute ... lichenification (chronic ... Yellowish-red plaques with greasy ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... Intracellular Urate ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... dechallenge • Acute ... or chronic atypical ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infiltration: Often breast ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... #hepatology