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Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Decreased production:
 • Bone marrow suppression
 • Bone marrow failure
 • Bone
- Differential Diagnosis ... disorders • Immune ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hematology
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... hemolysis - Immune-Mediated ... • Drug-induced immune-complex ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
- Differential Diagnosis ... peripheral smear Immune-mediated ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acquired • Immune ... • Non-lmmune ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
P - Post/pauci immune ... CHAMPS #Mnemonic #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Approach to Paraproteinemia
An abnormal increase in monoclonal immunoglobulin fragments or intact immune globulins produced usually by
fragments or intact immune ... Paraproteinemia #diagnosis ... #hematology #workup
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Syndrome - Non-immune ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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Lymphocytopenia DIAGNOSTIC ... primary or secondary immune ... Common variable immune ... Lymphopenia #ICL #diagnosis ... #hematology #Differential
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Hemolysis: • Immune-mediated ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #anemia
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
underlying genetic immune ... Presentation / Diagnosis ... Diagnosis via genetic ... Infection should be diagnosed ... management #treatment #hematology