Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 β€’ Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... Lymphoproliferative disorders ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential
Aplastic Anemia and Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes with Pancytopenia

Fanconi Anemia
Acquired Aplastic Anemia
Dyskeratosis Congenita & Telemore Biology
Marrow Failure Syndromes ... Telemore Biology Disorders ... Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome ... #Pancytopenia #Syndromes ... anemia #diagnosis #Hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 β€’ Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... - Markers and Differential ... Myelodysplastic Disorder ... #hematology #Markers ... #Differential #
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 β€’ CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 β€’ CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Extraocular Movement Disorders ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... Extraocular #Movement #Disorders ... #Localization #ophthalmology ... #neurology #differential
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential ... Algorithm Consumption Disorders ... HLH syndrome 5. ... Eating disorders ... marrow failure syndrome
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
 β€’
RA Rheumatic disorders ... Non-rheumatic disorders ... β€’ Inflammatory disorders ... Rheumatoid #Factor #RF #rheumatology ... #laboratory #differential
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential ... Algorithm Consumption Disorders ... HLH syndrome 5 ... Eating disorders ... marrow failure syndrome
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 β€’ Acute infection
 β€’ Solid organ
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Chronic inflammatory disorders ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 β€’ Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Long/short QT syndromes ... , Brugada syndrome ... Drugs, Electrolyte disorders ... β€’ WPW syndrome ... Arrest #cardiology #differential
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 β€’ Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 β€’ Group A Strep (5-15%)
 β€’ Other bacteria:
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential ... Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... Diffuse viral syndromes ... β€’ Autoimmune disorders ... #Pharyngitis #Differential