Hematology
21 Threads
Differential dx of deranged PT/INR/aPTT: More than what meets the eye✨ Based on what I have learned from my colleagues Follow this 🧵 @rabihmgeha @DxRxEdu @DrCindyCooper @AaronGo...
1/5 Diagnostic flow chart for hemolysis (see graphic) NOTES: 1. Immune (DAT+) or non-immune (DAT-)? 2. If immune (DAT is positive), allo or auto? What is the identify of the a...
#thyroid #endocrine 1/4 THYROID AND HEME 1. Thyroid and RBCs We often order a TSH as part of the w/u for anemia. But do we really understand the connection between thyroid di...
Cold Blood = A short Tweetorial! To prevent move to San Diego 3 confusing diseases 1. Cold agglutinin disease 2. Cryoglobulinemia 3. Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria 2 of these d...
💥💥💥 #ASH #Hematology 🩸 #Board 📚🙇🏼 #Monoclonal #Gammopathies MGUS>>SMM>>MM make ~80% (pic below👇) of all monoclonal gammopathies Amyloidosis 10% LPL (WM) 3% Lets start with defi...
Clusters of Differentiation 2 Tweets! Simplified! CD34+ = Blast CD3+ = T-cell CD19+ = B-cell CD33+ = Myeloid CD34+ = Acute leukemia CD34+ CD19+ = B-ALL CD34+ CD3+ = T-ALL CD...
1/4 Patients w:h SLE can present with a staggering array of hematologic abnormalities. Virtually no component of the blood is spared... everything is fair game: 1. Blood cells -...
1/5 Hey hematology enthusiasts, what do you know about HbA1c (A1c)? I was recently asked to see a patient with an elevated A1c whose serum fructosamine - another marker of long-te...
UPPER GI bleeding 🩸 with @YaleDigestive #LorenLaine #MedTwitter #GITwitter #ACG2022 🔦 https://t.co/UizX8Wvm0g
Anticoagulants and antiplatelets during GI bleed🩸with the 👸 of #CardioGI herself, @NeenaSAbrahamMD! #MedTwitter #GITwitter #ACG2022 #hematology #hemetwitter https://t.co/H6c5753...
A thread on Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (TTP-HUS). Pathogenesis & clinical findings, Sean Spence & Nicole Burma @thecalgaryguide #TTP #HUS #Hemetw...
#Flowcytometry pattern recognition game 😇 Hx: 🌸F/ late 60s 🌸Normal PLT 🌸⬇️ WBC /Anemia 🌸⏩ prompted BM aspirate. 👇🏻represent flow analysis BM consists of 2 cell clusters: 🌸min...
You’re asked to consult on a post-operative cardiothoracic patient with low platelets. You consider the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia (HITs). HITs is caused by a...
#HematologyTweetstory 33: hemoglobin variants, often said to be the most common single-gene genetic disorders in humans. “Disorders” is not entirely accurate, as many variants are...
While reading about ferritin, I came across a fascinating article that asks: 💥Is anemia of chronic inflammation a harmful disorder or an adaptive, beneficial response?💥 The auth...
Fascinating #hemepath and #flowcytometry case that I learned something new! Sharing to spread the 🧠. Adult, with leukocytosis & splenomegaly. You get morphology and the flow. Wh...
Peripheral smear call thread #3: Lymphocytosis #hemepath @pathelective
1/ #tweetorial #medstudenttwitter You are the admitting a a young female w/ paraesthesias and fatigue found to have a WBC 5.3, Hb 5.6 (MCV 110) and platelet count of 84k. Tbili is...
Peripheral smear call thread #2: Hemolysis #hemepath
Starting a two-week block of heme-onc consults today! Given that many interns may be calling their first heme-consult in the coming days, I figured it would be helpful to share imp...
Time for a break from #COVID with a @tony_breu #meded tweetorial: This one is for med students/trainees: the coagulation cascade! Before you groan and scroll on, hold up. I’m h...
