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Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... Gardner-Diamond syndrome ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... ASA) • Renal Disease ... Vascular System ... #Hematology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... : • Vascular: Emboli ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... Kidney Disease - Differential ... Family history, ultrasound ... Nephronophthisis Vascular ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Erythematosus (total 50, renal ... Mnemonic #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... ) • Vascular occlusion ... thromboembolism, renal ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... pathophysiology #hematology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #vascular
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Hypergammaglobulinemic macular ... (Thrombosis in vascular ... beds-renal, retinal ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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- Differential ... neutropenia, Kostmann syndrome ... Chediak-Higashi syndrome ... #Neutropenia #differential ... #hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Cathepsin G release → vascular ... initiation • Differential ... Anaphylaxis, Acute Renal ... diagnosis #management #hematology