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Plasma cell leukemia with extensive rouleaux formation. Aggressive disease & patients typically younger than other forms
Plasma cell leukemia ... with extensive rouleaux ... #rouleaux #formation ... #Clinical #Smear ... #Hematology #Pathology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... or negative - Smear ... agglutination, rouleaux ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Normal Blood Smear ... RBCs in Rouleaux ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... and laboratory diagnosis ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Peripheral smear ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... • Peripheral smear ... immunophenotype Clinical ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... • Peripheral smear ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... #diagnosis #workup
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... She was diagnosed ... peripheral blood smear ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Indications for Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)
 • Suspected multiple myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, primary amyloidosis, or related
• New-onset anemia ... bleeding) • Rouleaux ... peripheral blood smear ... Electrophoresis #SPEP #Hematology ... #Diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... Clinical Presentation ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management