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Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Reactive: • Anemia ... deficiency) • Infection ... Sepsis • Non-infectious ... (malignancy, rheumatologic ... causes #Platelets #hematology
Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Vesiculobullous Rash

Febrile, Diffuse Distribution:
 - Varicella,  Smallpox,  Disseminated, Gonococcal,
Diagnosis of the Vesiculobullous ... Rash Febrile ... Disseminated, Gonococcal, Infection ... #Vesicular #Rash ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
conditions I - Infection ... : Bacterial infections ... , Viral infections ... HSV/VZV), Fungal infections ... Dermatoses: Sweet Syndrome
Fluid-filled Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm.  Pustule: 1) Pustules more commonly suggest an infectious process (bacterial,
Fluid-filled Rash ... commonly suggest an infectious ... 1) Vesiculobullous ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Rash #FluidFilled
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vesicles Fragile/EasiIy Ruptured - Intraepidermal blisters, possibly crusts/erosions
 - Inflammatory
Vesiculobullous ... Skin Rash - Differential ... foliaceus - Infectious ... #Vesicular #Vesiculobullous ... #SkinRash #dermatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... TPO, TPO-RA • Infections ... : Chronic infections ... bacterial and viral infections ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias ... Algorithm Signs of anemia ... Hypersplenism, Infection ... #Hemolytic #Anemias ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia ... Internal - Infectious ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
) - HELLP syndrome ... Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection ... spherocytosis) • Infections ... differential #diagnosis #hematology ... #anemia
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
deficiency • Fanconi’s anemia ... Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ... deficiency Infections ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology