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Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... Anticoagulants (Warfarin necrosis ... Gardner-Diamond syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
reactivity (Skin necrosis ... ulcers • Skin necrosis ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Warfarin-induced skin necrosis ... #hematology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Coumadin skin necrosis ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... pathophysiology #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... • Cutaneous necrosis ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Nephritic and Nephrotic ... Syndromes Nephritic ... syndrome: - Acute ... Nephrotic syndrome ... Diseases #Nephritic #Nephrotic
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic ... Syndrome Step ... /nephritic syndromes ... #Nephritic #Nephrotic ... #Syndrome #Comparison
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Nephritic and Nephrotic ... Syndromes Nephritic ... syndrome—due to ... Nephrotic yndrome—podocyte ... #Syndromes #Classification
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... suspect underlying hematologic ... Hypereosinophilic #Syndrome ... #HES #Hematology
Pancreatitis Complications - Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Fluid Collections
Interstitial Edematous (85%):
 • Acute Pancreatic Fluid Collection (APFC)
15%): • Acute necrotic ... • Walled-off necrosis ... pancreatic duct syndrome
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
Late Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Early Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Biliary leak, Nephrotic ... syndrome, Pancreatitis ... albumin #gradient #hepatology