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Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Causes: Chronic ... Secondary to Inflammation ... #Macrocytosis #elevatedMCV ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Increased Requirement (e.g ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... #Macrocytosis #elevatedMCV ... #Hematology
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Nail Disorders secondary ... lines, usually painful ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... malignancies • Anemia ... inflammatory disorders (e.g ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #hematology #secondary
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... CausesAnemia ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
cryoglobulin (CG ... sensitivity • Painful ... reticularis • Painful ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Antiphospholipid syndrome
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
 -
Constitutional disorders, eg ... Chediak-Higashi syndrome ... drug reactions - Secondary ... Megaloblastic anemia-rare ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... bone marrow and secondary ... #Oncology #Diagnosis