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Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
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Inflammatory / Infectious ... • Neoplastic (Leukemia ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pseudotumor - Infectious ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Kikuchi Disease ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious • ... • Lymphoma • Leukemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Malaise, bleeding, infections ... extramedullary disease ... activity • ↓ LAP ... pain, bleeding, infections ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... disorders • Celiac disease ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Thalassemia • Lead ... Inflammation, Chronic Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... weeks without infection ... cells can indicate disease ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Algorithmic Approach ... deficiency • Lead ... Macroangiopathic, Infections ... Non-megaloblastic: Liver disease ... #Anemia #MCV #Algorithm
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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., HIV), EBV infection ... involved) • No leukemic ... Etiology: - Infections ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #differential #hematology