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Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup ... Acquired Aplastic Anemia ... Non-Nutritional - Malignancy ... hematological Malignancy ... #Algorithm #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... concerning for malignancy ... for workup, including ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... treatment • Malignancy
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup ... Acquired Aplastic Anemia ... Non-Nutritional - Malignancy ... hematological Malignancy ... #Algorithm #Hematology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... trauma, active malignancy ... an established malignancy ... - No other workup ... #hematology #diagnosis
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
, malignancy and ... , Malignancy, Heart ... concentration (malignancy ... perforation), LDH (malignancy ... cytology/CEA antigen (malignancy
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... aHUS, mechanical cardiac ... valve, vasculitis, malignant ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Oncotic • Cirrhosis ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... • Asbestos • Uremia ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis ... of pregnancy, Cardiac ... - gallstone or malignancy ... #workup #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Biliary Stricture, Malignancy ... Biliary stone, Malignancy ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Shock, Severe Anemia ... , Cardiac Arrest ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Late Sepsis), Malignancy