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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... Age-appropriate cancer ... - No other workup ... Age-appropriate cancer ... #hematology #diagnosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
aHUS, mechanical cardiac ... valve, vasculitis, malignant ... elliptocytosis, autoimmune ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... disease • Non-autoimmune ... Infections • Malignancy ... (e.g. hematologic ... • Cervical cancer
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
hematological malignancy ... Immunosuppression • Autoimmune ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... classification #hematology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Anti-TIF1 (cancer-associated ... lung disease Malignancy ... dermatomyositis) Malignancy ... weakness • Severe cardiac