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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Acute or Chronic Inflammatory ... Non malignant hematologic ... states • Non-hematologic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
coagulation (DIC) INFLAMMATORY ... APLS:PLT ↓ HEMATOLOGIC ... Diagnosis #clots #hematology
Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
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• Reactive (Inflammatory ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Chronic (>3 months):
 • Extrinsic: Vitamins
 • Intrinsic: Congenital, Inflammatory
Transient:
 •
Intrinsic: Congenital, Inflammatory ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... • Nonmalignant hematologic ... myelosuppressive agents • Inflammatory ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
• Lymphoma Inflammatory ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
hemorrhage) • Chronic inflammatory ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
myelofibrosis) Inflammatory ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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: - Systemic Inflammatory ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
vasculitis • Hematologic ... criteria for 1) hematologic ... and/or 2) Inflammatory ... Autoinflammatory #Somatic #rheumatology