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Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Causes of Neutropenia ... Myelofibrosis Stem cell ... Toxins • Aplastic Anemia ... • Myelodysplasia ... #Causes #Hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
) - PAS, TdT Lymphadenopathy ... Disorders - Myelodysplastic ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... • Lymphoid (CLL ... Blood #Disorders #hematology
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm ... and Causes Increased ... #Algorithm #Differential ... #Causes #Workup ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CLL Acute leukemias ... -> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... formed or don’t work ... Workup: • Complete ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
early symptoms • Lymphadenopathy ... Exam/Signs: • Lymphadenopathy ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
R
40 ml/min A - Anemia ... g/dl LLN B - Bony ... Causes of false- ... MGUS #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... stimulates our body ... Better call hematology ... #workup #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Presentation: • Lymphadenopathy ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management