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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Diagnosis Algorithm ... → Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Hematologic ... malignancies Treatment ... #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Nephrology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... Alcohol-related liver disease ... dechallenge • Acute ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Establish hemophilia type ... (e.g. ... - Acute Bleeding ... center. ... #hematology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... presentations and disease ... - Compartment syndrome ... #Diagnosis #causes ... classification
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: ... • Acute cutaneous ... permanent alopecia Differential ... . hematologic) ... • Type-I Interferonopathies
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Shock, Autoimmune disease ... , Cancer chemotherapy ... Reversible course Differential ... • Treatment of ... #neurology
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #High ... #Potassium #Classification