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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... ), (neurologic/psychiatric ... changes), high MCV anemia ... #Workup #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... of anemia or thrombocytopenia ... Complications: ... marrow failure with anemia ... uw_IMresidency #CLL #Chronic
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... • Acute and chronic ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #complications
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
Crises can be precipitated ... The underlying pathophysiology ... of the baseline anaemia ... deficiency #SickleCell ... Features #Signs #Symptoms
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Monitor and Treat Complications ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... -> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... Transformation: • Complication ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... iron deficiency anemia ... disorders - Chronic ... • Sepsis Complications ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
changes and may cause ... severe clinical complications ... Malnutrition due to chronic ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... with no early symptoms ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... kinase (BTK) Complications ... leukemia #CLL #Chronic
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
• Persons with psychiatric ... breath, wasting, anemia ... Psychiatric symptoms ... Loss of teeth Anemia ... , or any other cause