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Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... Microangiopathy #thrombocytopenic ... HemolyticUremicSyndrome #HUS #thrombocytopenia ... #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... - History of bleeding ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... #hematology
Severe Drug Rashes - Comparison - DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP | Erythroderma

DRESS 
 - Onset:
Drug Rashes - Comparison ... #Drug #Rashes #Comparison ... #TABLE #DRESS # ... #Erythroderma #Dermatology ... #Emergency #Differential
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
• Associated Features ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology # ... table
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... diseases • Clinical features ... Hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias(bleeding ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #hematology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Typical clinical features ... : Hemolysis, Thrombocytopenia ... Disease #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison ... #differential #
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
receptor] • Thrombocytopenia ... chain IIA • Thrombocytopenia ... Platelet #Defects #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Lumbago) - Common Differential ... Commonly work related ... Bending, sneezing ... Diagnosis #Patterns #Features ... #Comparison
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... characteristic feature ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
with overlapping features ... , NE, DA, 5HT) leading ... Hyperthermic #Toxidromes #comparison ... #table #diagnosis ... #differential #