Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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 ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Inherited • Membrane • Internal - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... Anemia - Differential ... Internal - Infectious ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... #hematology #oncology
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment • TB meningitis • TB
play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... #management #treatment
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes Intravascular Hemolysis: • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... ) - HELLP syndrome ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... Extravascular #Causes ... #anemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis): • Acute infection • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Thrombocytosis): • Acute infection ... malignancies • Anemia ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #hematology #secondary
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Infectious: • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Differential Diagnosis Infectious ... , Candida Non-Infectious ... : • Rheumatologic ... • Metabolic: Uremia
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script Signs and symptoms: • Recurrent infections from neutropenia • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... : • Recurrent infections ... Treatment: • Consider ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #hematology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms. Infectious: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... #bradycardia #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #table #NonInfectious
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