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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Thrombocytopenia ... Sequestration Disordered ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
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Von Willebrand Disease ... disorder Clinical ... platelet count (mild thrombocytopenia ... factor VIII) Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... - History of bleeding ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... #Differential #
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... • Rheumatic disorders ... • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... following EtOH induced thrombocytopenia
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... inflammation • Thrombocytopenia ... Primary Causes: - Thrombocytopenia ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
transfusion • Thrombocytopenia ... • Severe Liver Disease ... Treatment: ... diagnosis #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Lymphoproliferative disorders ... Myeloproliferative disorders ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune disease ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... Schistocytes, thrombocytopenia ... Consider RBC membrane disorder ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... Algorithm #workup #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 ... Hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias(bleeding ... involvement Differential ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #hematology