Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 β€’ Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 β€’ Infection/Sepsis
 β€’ Non-infectious
- Differential Diagnosis ... deficiency) β€’ Infection ... Sepsis β€’ Non-infectious ... (malignancy, rheumatologic ... causes #Platelets #hematology
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 β€’ Temperature 37.8 C   β€’ Rigors
of metastatic infection ... Hemodynamically stable ... Hernodynamically stable ... after treatment ... Algorithm #CRBSI #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 β€’ Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 β€’ Mucosal bleeding from
: β€’ Recurrent infections ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... (transfusions, antibiotics ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Connective Tissue, Infections ... Lymphocytosis: Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 β€’ Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Diagnosis ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... β€’ Secondary to Treatment
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 β€’ Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 β€’ Autoimmune
Treatment of Thrombotic ... Purpura (TTP) Diagnosis ... soon as TTP is diagnosed ... #rheumatology # ... hematology
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
Non-HCV infectious ... cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis ... neuropathy Treatment ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology ... Cryoglobulinemic #Diagnosis
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis ... risk-stratification β€’ Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Hypereosinophilia (HE) Summary

 β€’ Definition
 β€’ When to Suspect?
 β€’ A Partial Classification of Hypereosinophilia
 β€’
Hypereosinophilia β€’ Diagnostic ... Presentations β€’ Treatment ... Hypereosinophilia #HE #hematology ... #diagnosis #management