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Hypersegmented neutrophil in a case of acute myeloid leukemia.

Dysplastic neutrophils are typically hypolobated but can be
neutrophil in a case ... acute myeloid leukemia ... AML #Clinical #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
promyelocytic leukemia ... features in most cases ... promyelocytic #leukemia ... APML #Pathology #Hematology ... #Clinical #Smear
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... Iron deficiency anemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Plasma cell leukemia with extensive rouleaux formation. Aggressive disease & patients typically younger than other forms
Plasma cell leukemia ... primary plasma cell leukemia ... #PlasmaCell #leukemia ... formation #Clinical #Smear ... #Hematology #Pathology
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Reactive: • Anemia ... Chronic Myeloid Leukemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #Platelets #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... -> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Peripheral smear ... #Hematology #Oncology
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood Smear ... Megaloblastic Anemia ... Autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... Peripheral #Blood #Smear ... #Analysis #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach to Anemia ... Normochromic RBCs on Smear ... Spherocytes on Smear ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
peripheral blood smear ... changes), high MCV anemia ... or if a primary hematologic ... dysplasia on the smear ... #Workup #hematology
Laboratory Testing in Hemolytic Anemia

Intravascular vs Extravascular Hemolysis
Reticulocytes
Unconjugated bilirubin
LDH
Peripheral smear
Haptoglobin
Urine hemosiderin
Urine hemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin

#Hemolytic #Anemia #Laboratory #Testing #workup
Testing in Hemolytic Anemia ... LDH Peripheral smear ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... workup #diagnosis #hematology