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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
SOAP) - Risks factor ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... or if a primary hematologic ... Causes #Workup #hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
patientsl • Risk factors ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... patients • Risk factors ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
population Risk Factors ... regimen Signs/Symptoms ... adenopathy, B symptoms ... , unexplained hematologic ... viral load, signs/symptoms
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
insoluble globulin - Factor ... Cryofibrinogenemia Symptoms ... depletion of clotting factors ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
REBEL Review 79: Treatment of Hemophilia 

Walkina Out of Pt Room, You Should Know... 
1. Type
Factor Activity ... Type of Factor ... ) Units of Factor ... #hemophilia #hematology ... #factorix
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs and Symptoms ... development of skin symptoms ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... GCSF stimulating factor ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
When present, symptoms ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... with no CV risk factors ... Thrombocythemia #ET #hematology ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
Features of hematologic ... malignancy: • Symptoms ... : B-symptoms, bruising ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Hemostasis Physiology

The blood's response to blood vessel injury can be viewed as four interrelated steps. 
Roman
to coagulation factors ... PF-3, platelet factor ... Coagulation #Cascade #Hematology
Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis 
Risk Factors:
 • Age (almost never occurs before age 50) 
Clinical:
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Arteritis Risk Factors ... Constitutional symptoms ... Arteritis #Diagnosis #Rheumatology