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Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... Disease, PNH ... Defects: Sickle cell anemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... the spleen or liver ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #differential #hematology
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
2 V Vascular disease ... Abnormal renal/liver ... Bleeding history/anemia ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison ... AFib #Diagnosis #Hematology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
of hip (rare), Arthritis ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... ) Blood (75%): Anemia ... erythematosus #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Manifestations: - Arthritis ... - Hemolytic anemia ... sclerosis, Still's disease ... autoantibodies #signs #symptoms ... #differential #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
disease, decrease ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... changes), high MCV anemia ... disease), HBsAg ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... with leukopenia, anemia ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... - Signs and Symptoms ... Hematological: Anemia ... #RA #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
or sed rate): Value ... GCA, but normal values ... systemic complaints- anemia ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms