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Petechiae: punctate spots that arise from spontaneous bleeding secondary to profound thrombocytopenia. 
The spots (easily visible
from spontaneous bleeding ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #Rash #Petechiae
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... neutropenia • Mucosal bleeding ... • Symptomatic anemia ... Can progress to MDS ... management #treatment #hematology
Seborrheic keratosis 
 - Well-circumscribed, stuck-on appearance 
 - Waxy texture 
 - Verrucous surface
thickness - May ... rapid growth, or bleeding ... Seborrheic #Keratosis #Dermatology ... Diagnosis #Benign #Clinical ... #Photo
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... - HAS-BLED (atrial ... studies suggest net clinical ... with very high bleeding ... Anticoagulation #Factors #Hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
purpura to mucosal bleeding ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... with leukopenia, anemia ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... Clinical Presentation ... ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... to repair DNA, as ... #oncology #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- History of bleeding ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... changes), high MCV anemia ... or if a primary hematologic ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Cefepime-induced red man syndrome in a 25-year-old male.

#Cefepime #RedMan #Syndrome #Clinical #Photo #Dermatology #Rash
Cefepime-induced red man ... RedMan #Syndrome #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #Rash
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... Anemia is described ... as a reduction ... Pancytopenia is a hematologic ... clinical scenarios
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,
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED ... S Stroke 1 B Bleeding ... history/anemia ... AFib #Diagnosis #Hematology