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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... inclusions - If infection ... bartonella (oroya fever ... #workup #hematology ... #testing
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Positive Coombs testing ... Symptoms: High fevers ... #hemolytic #anemia ... #hematology #diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... Headaches, bone pain, fever ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
for workup, including ... blood loss, Acute hemolysis ... , deficiency anemia ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... : Chronic infections
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... weeks without infection ... cells can indicate disease ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... #oncology #hematology
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Rapid onset of fever ... liver disease, ... hemochromatosis, hemolytic ... anemia, CKD, hiv ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... Workup: • Complete ... #oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Dyspnea • Fever ... nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... number of sites of disease ... #oncology #management