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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... : • Acute or Chronic ... following treatment of ITP ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Rheumatoid Changes of the Hand: Chronic inflammation of the MCP joints has lead to their
deformity, with
Changes of the Hand ... : Chronic inflammation ... of the MCP joints ... #Photo #RheumatoidArthritis ... #UCSDH
Rheumatoid Changes of the Hand: Chronic inflammation of the MCP joints has lead to their
deformity, with
Changes of the Hand ... : Chronic inflammation ... of the MCP joints ... #Photo #RheumatoidArthritis ... #UCSDH
Osteomyelitis (Chronic): Chronic osteomyelitis of the MTP region of the right great toe has caused
persistent swelling
of the MTP region ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Radiology ... #FootXRay #MTP ... #UCSDH
Psoriasis: Chronic, idiopathic condition that leads to swelling, redness, and scaling of the skin.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D.
Psoriasis: Chronic ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology ... SkinRash #Psoriasis #Hands ... #Scaling #UCSDH
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... immunophenotype Clinical ... Autoimmune cytopenias (ITP ... Autoimmune cytopenias (ITP ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... adults in the west ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... cell aplasia • ITP ... #CLL #Chronic
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... with a relatively chronic ... Cytopenias • AIHA, ITP ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
promyelocytic leukemia ... organ damage Clinical ... • TMA’s (HUS/TTP ... Schistocytes - MAHA: TTP ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
positive: TP / ... (TP + FN) = 1 - ... are TP. ... true positives: TP ... / (TP + FP).