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Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
in 1923 Low ALP ... • Pernicious anemia ... deficiency • blood ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... mineralization Symptoms
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... • Lymphoid (ALL ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... #Disorders #hematology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
hemorrhagic rash; symptoms ... CNS and hematologic ... disseminates in blood ... fetal blood vessel ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... proportion of the red blood ... experience some symptoms ... a decrease in all ... These causes could
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... Blast cells - Blood ... -> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
weight loss - Low ... hemolysis - anemia ... Constipation - MSK ... Syndrome #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... age 70 years Symptoms ... involve one, two, or all ... Out Secondary Causes ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
pattern of spread, B symptoms ... B-Cell ~90% • Low ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Weight loss • Anemia ... ingestion • B symptoms ... Count - Low Hb ... may be high or low ... classification #hematology