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Sickle Cell Disease - Pathophysiology of disease and complications 

Due to the deformed shape, HbS induces
Sickle Cell Disease ... - Pathophysiology ... of disease and ... #Pathophysiology ... Complications #Hematology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Relative - Normal RBC ... Cyanotic Heart Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cold agglutinins disease ... , Hemoglobin H disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... RBCs Decreased RBC ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... ATRA, TPO, TPO-RA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... involvement: Anti-GBM Disease ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #rheumatology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neutrophils - Low RBC ... • Pancreatic Disease ... • Liver Disease ... #Causes #Hematology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... - **MSK rads ... diffuse chondral disease ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk ... #rheumatology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis ... #differential #algorithm