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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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Causes of Bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Congenital - Rare ... • Drugs (e.g. ... #Causes #Hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... • Peripheral blood ... for secondary causes ... are asthma, allergy ... , drug reaction,
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... • Acne • Allergy ... Leukemia - History of Bleeding ... Fatigue • Acute ... #Causes #Hematology
Upper Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Hematemesis/Melena
 - Blood in vomitus?/black, tarry stools
 - If
Acute Hematemesis ... /Melena - Blood ... - Exclude bleeding ... Anti-Inflammatory Drugs ... #Causes
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Serum Mg: GI losses, Renal losses, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Drug-Induced
Malnutrition, Drug-Induced ... disease (very rare ... : Acute pancreatitis ... Large volumes of blood ... #causes
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
the total white blood ... granules which are ... released during an allergic ... translocation • Acute ... #hematology #basophils
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... the peripheral blood ... -> AML: Blast crises ... , infection RARE ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
antibiotics and avoid allergic ... substantial health care ... Pseudocellulitis: • Drug ... syndrome • Gout • Acute ... #dermatology #skin
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Acute Hemolytic ... • Allergic reaction ... Causes purpura & ... Transfusion Related Acute ... cause of transfusion
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
- Acute Hemolytic ... - Allergic ... Causes purpura & ... Transfusion Related Acute ... cause of transfusion