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Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... integrity: - Trauma ... Sjogren's, GPA, EGPA, Microscopic ... #Causes #dermatology
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Petechiae/Purpura ... - Diagnostic Algorithm ... vascular integrity (trauma ... #Dermatology #Rash ... Palpable #Algorithm #Differential
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
reticularis Differential ... Diagnosis: Vasculitis ... Polyarteritis nodosa • Microscopic ... vasculitis (inflamed blood ... #rash #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
caused by bleeding (petechiae ... abnormal under a microscope ... count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Bleeding manifestations 
Petechiae are small, flat, red, discrete areas of skin bleeding that are typically <2
manifestations Petechiae ... from coalesced petechiae ... Diagnosis VWF ... VWF:RCo/VWF:Ag (differentiate ... Satyendra Dhar MD
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... hematologic: Acute blood ... infarction, Severe trauma ... Matthew Ho, MD
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... History of bleeding (petechiae ... Infection exposure (l MD ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... #Workup #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... Liver Disease, MDS ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... Syndromes (PRS) are ... reveals increasing blood ... FINDINGS: • U/A: microscopic ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
Denies any trauma ... Diagnosis? ... Humans are definitive ... bancrofti #clinical #photo ... #smear #microscopy