19 results
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... • Infection/Sepsis ... Chronic Myeloid Leukemia ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... causes #Platelets #hematology
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
and Leukopenia - Differential ... • Eosinopenia: Sepsis ... Neoplastic • Neutropenia ... Benign ethnic neutropenia ... Diagnosis #causes #hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... • Young age ... Pancytopenia, WBC differential ... Asymptomatic, Age ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
• Immature • Age ... under 6 years age ... Myeloblasts • Age ... or functional neutropenia ... #Hematology #Oncology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Basophilia - Differential ... granules which are ... Chronic myeloid leukemia ... #Basophilia #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Intravascular Coagulation ... history of trauma, sepsis ... promyelocytic leukemia ... is simultaneous coagulation ... treatment #management #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... large numbers and are ... • Most common leukemia ... Cytopenias: • Neutropenia ... workup #oncology #hematology
Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
Eosinophilia - Differential ... autoimmune): - Hyper IgE ... Acute Eosinophilic Leukemia ... #Eosinophilia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... • Most common leukemia ... , smudge cells are ... PRCA, autoimmune neutropenia ... #oncology #hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... - Bimodal Age ... Most common, Wide age ... Treated Like Acute Leukemias ... pathophysiology #Hematology