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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Platelet Function ... Iatrogenic) • Liver ... • Disseminated Intravascular ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... #Disorders #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
DIC • Severe Liver ... Disease: - Impaired ... INR < 2.3 - APTT ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Diagnosis Framework ... von Willebrand syndrome ... , disseminated intravascular ... discern these causes ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
in recipient (e.g ... cause of transfusion ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
haptoglobin, ↑LDH, etc ... cause of transfusion ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... common cytopenia: Macrocytic ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology