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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
- Differential ... Thrombocytopenia ... Sequestration Disordered Platelet ... - Acquired • Anticoagulation ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... disorders • Celiac disease ... following EtOH induced thrombocytopenia ... #Causes #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... basophilia, and thrombocytosis ... PLT: Petechiae, bruising ... infiltrates (anemia, thrombocytopenia ... #Hematology #Oncology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Bleeding and Bruising ... of Hemostasis - Differential ... Qualitative defect in platelets ... gingivitis or gingival leukemic ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Easy or unusual bruising ... count (thrombocytopenia ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... blood count with differential ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology