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Polycythemia vera, Essential thrombocythemia, Primary myelofibrosis Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Polycythemia vera → Blood JAK2 mutation screening
Polycythemia vera ... myelofibrosis Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Polycythemia ... myelofibrosis → Bone ... cytogenetics #hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Remember that a one-off ... check at least one ... some time, let’s see ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disorders (eg. polycythemia ... Inflammatory • Systemic Lupus ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Disease Vaso-occlusive ... dz difficult to see ... Differentiate from vaso-occlusive ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
: • Vascular occlusion ... Drug induced - Bone ... Splenomegaly - CTD (SLE ... Associated - SLE ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
A lazy man's classification ... classical method, one ... and come to a conclusion ... #Hyponatremia #Algorithm
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
disease • Systemic lupus ... SJIA], systemic lupus ... erythematosus [SLE ... is found in the bone ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Polycythemia Vera ... Hypercellular bone ... • Treatment algorithms ... Summary #treatment #hematology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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inflammation Others: • Lupus ... such as systemic lupus ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive ... vasculitis, and SLE ... #rheumatology #classification