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Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
Clotting tests can ... normal activity in order ... Mixing #Study #diagnosis ... #hematology #pathophysiology ... #hematology #laboratory
Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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hypopigmented • Can ... erythematous Diagnosis ... Tinea #Versicolor #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Diagnosis ... #Management
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Over-anticoagulation can ... under-coagulation can ... #management #algorithm ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... #hematology #warfarin
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... (usually IgG) (e.g ... Wilson's disease, Copper ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #anemia
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• Everyone who can ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... CT/MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis ... and Management ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential
Limb Lead Reversal
In order to understand why the leads look the way they do, we must
Lead Reversal In order ... of the heart as an ... should help: #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #LimbLeads
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
and Management ... hemophilia type (e.g ... Antifibrinolytic therapy can ... though the cost can ... #hematology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
• Provoked (e.g ... (in absence of an ... Hypercoagulable #Workup #hematology ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... Complications: • Can ... Aplastic #Anemia #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #hematology