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Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Decreased production:
 • Bone marrow suppression
 • Bone marrow failure
 • Bone
Thrombocytopenia ... production: • Bone ... Connective tissue disorders ... MatthewHoMD #Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
: • Vascular occlusion ... inflammation • Thrombocytopenia ... Drug induced - Bone ... Splenomegaly - CTD (SLE ... Associated - SLE
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... test, ANA (e.g., SLE ... candidate) - Bone ... #Platelet #Disorders ... Causes #Workup #hematology
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... Criteria for Systemic Lupus ... domain: Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia ... #EULARACR #Classification ... #Criteria #SLE
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... folate def - Bone ... - Autoimmune: SLE ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis #Framework #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
Causes of Purpura or Easy Bruising in Children

Platelet count reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia
 - Increased platelet destruction
) - SLE ( ... systemic lupus erythematosus ... Congenital - Rare disorders ... bypass Vascular disorders ... Henoch—Schönlein purpura, SLE
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Skin Disease Classification ... ) • Endocrine disorders ... dysfunction, and mood disorder ... endocarditis • Valvular disorders
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... mutations - BMPR2 (bone ... Pulmonary veno-occlusive ... disease, thyroid disorders ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
diseases: - 10% SLE ... hematological disorders ... (e.g. systemic lupus ... erythematosus (SLE ... diagnosis #types #classification