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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... Sequestration Disordered ... Platelet Function ... #Bruising #Differential
Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
Leukocytosis - Differential ... Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising ... /bleeding, fatigue ... hepatomegaly • Labs: anemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... • Small Bowel Disorder ... - Normal Liver Function ... Abnormal Liver Function ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... - History of bleeding ... country), thyroid function ... changes), high MCV anemia ... #Differential #
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Bleeding and Bruising ... Hemostasis - Differential ... causes are liver function ... #Bruising #Hemostasis ... #Differential #
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
PLT: Petechiae, bruising ... - infiltrates (anemia ... thrombocytopenia, or functional ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... • Aplastic anemia ... specific loss-of-function ... ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... #oncology #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... Etiology: • Vascular ... - Hemolytic anemia ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hematology
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 ... Neutropenia • Platelet Disorders ... blood count with differential ... #oncology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
manifestations: from easy bruising ... purpura to mucosal bleeding ... with leukopenia, anemia ... thrombocytopenia • Liver function ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology