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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
- Differential ... Diagnosis Secondary ... vera (PV) • Myelodysplastic ... syndrome • Myelofibrosis ... #hematology #secondary
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... : • Lymphoma ... syndrome Psychiatric ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #dermatology #Differential
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
• Infection (e.g ... • Kikuchi Disease ... Tularemia • Secondary ... #Localized #Focal ... #Hematology #Oncology
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
: • Lymphoma ... syndrome Psychiatric ... #Pruritus #secondary ... #systemic #generalized ... #dermatology #Differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
- Pruritus: (focal ... or generalized) ... translocation • Types: Classification ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... blood count with differential ... #hematology #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
dermatomyositis, Sjogren syndrome ... • Evans' syndrome ... lymphoproliferative syndrome ... Shrinking lung syndrome ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Antisynthetase syndrome ... Overlap Syndrome ... ANTI-SYNTHETASE SYNDROME ... paraneoplastic syndrome ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology