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Von Willebrand Disease - Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Management

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine
Von Willebrand Disease ... VonWillebrand #Disease ... Diagnosis #Management #hematology ... #treatment
Treatments for Sickle Cell disease

#Sicklecell #sicklecelldisease #sicklecellanemia, #sicklecells #sickle #hematology #anemia #clinical #pediatrics #FOAM #FOAMed
Treatments for Sickle ... Cell disease ... sicklecells #sickle #hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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ASA) • Renal Disease ... Vascular System ... TeIangiectasia Vascular ... Von Willebrand's Disease ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... Diagnosis #Table #Hematology
Sarcoidosis - Skin Manifestations

This is a quick overview of some of the cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis.
Lupus Pernio • Macular ... #differential #treatment ... #photo #dermatology ... #skinrash
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
platelet disorders, vascular ... Etiology: • Vascular ... Disruptions in vascular ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
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Von Willebrand Disease ... factor VIII) Treatment ... VonWillebrand #Disease ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Spherocytes • Treatment ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
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,
Thromboembolism 2 V Vascular ... disease 1 A Age ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison ... AFib #Diagnosis #Hematology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Malabsorption (e.g. celiac disease ... Advanced Liver Disease ... Summary #table #comparison ... #diagnosis #hematology