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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... Rare • Drugs (e.g ... #Bruising #Differential ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... of bleeding (petechiae ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Helpful Clinical Features in Evaluating Bleeding Disorders
Age of onset
 • Neonate - in 20% of haemophilias,
Marfan syndrome, ... #Bleeding #Disorders ... #History #peds ... #pediatrics #diagnosis ... #hematology #primarycare
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Bleeding and Bruising ... Diagnosis Framework ... von Willebrand syndrome ... discern these causes ... Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Purpura or Easy Bruising in Children

Platelet count reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia
 - Increased platelet destruction
Causes of Purpura ... Congenital heart disease ... #Causes #peds # ... pediatrics #diagnosis ... #differential #
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Focused medical history ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Psychiatric: • Panic disorder ... congenital or acquired
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease ... complete medical history ... - Compartment syndrome ... Diagnosis #causes ... #typea #typeb #classification
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... Easy or unusual bruising ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
considered to be caused ... PAPULE: a discrete elevation ... bruise') is where bleeding ... a generalized disorder ... nettle sting #Diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Complex (MAC): • Acquired ... Hematologic malignancy ... History of immunosuppressive ... NTM #Infections #differential