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Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Left-Sided Heart Dysfunction ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic ... #Causes
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
Platelet disorders ... and Aggregometry ... 1 or Type 3) — ... ) is absent or dysfunctional ... #hematology #hemepath
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... #Differential #Causes
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... hematological disorders ... #classification ... #rheumatology #
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • RBC Membrane Disorder ... RBC Metabolism Disorder ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... symptoms, unexplained hematologic ... Diagnosis and classification ... to 50% of PTLD cases ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders
Von Willebrand Disease Classification
Type 1 (Accounts for ~3/4 of cases):
 • Defect: Quantitative defect (i.e. not
Willebrand Disease Classification ... for ~3/4 of cases ... Qualitative defect (i.e. dysfunctional ... VonWillebrand #Disease #Classification ... #hematology
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... Pancytopenia is a hematologic ... or a peripheral type ... that involves disorders ... These causes could
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... Kikuchi disease • Type-I ... mild cognitive dysfunction ... , and mood disorder ... vein thrombosis Hematologic
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
kidney disease caused ... or plasma cell disorder ... meet criteria for hematologic ... guide subtype classification ... vasculitis Types