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Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Signs ... Reticulocytes • Abnormal ... Hypersplenism, Infection ... #Algorithm #hematology
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
• Factitious disorder ... • Sickle Cell Anemia ... Cryoglobulinemia Infectious ... Ulcers #ulcerative #skinrash ... #dermatology #Differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
, autoimmune disorder ... nose, ears, or fingers ... • Symptoms of anemia ... anemia • Cold ... #hematology #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... procedures - Infection ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... changes), high MCV anemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
nervous system signs ... except in Miller Fisher ... encephalitis spectrum disorders ... Recent diphtheritic infection ... #criteria #neurology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Immunodeficiency disorder ... late adulthood • Diagnosis ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... conditions Diagnosis ... levels are within normal
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... deficiency - Abnormal ... - Trauma - Infection ... Vasculitis - Collagen disorders ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... • Bilateral signs ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... #management #neurology
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
A superficial infection ... include diabetes, anemia ... Nail #Diseases #Abnormal ... #Pathology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Signs
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... petechiae) • Frequent infections ... Neutropenia • Platelet Disorders ... • Parvovirus infection ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis