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Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
Diagnosis Algorithm Features ... of hematologic ... malignancy: • Symptoms ... : B-symptoms, bruising ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Manifestations of IgG4-related disease by organ system.
 The most common primary disease features are indicated in
primary disease features ... Systems #Diagnosis #Hematology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
Typical morphologic features ... see all of these features ... in most cases, ... APML #Pathology #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
• Secondary Causes ... Fulminans (DIC Features ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology # ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... patients if the cause ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Workup #hematology
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... Diagnosis #Management #Features
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
workup for specific symptoms ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... organ-specific signs or symptoms ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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- B symptoms ... Nodal disease: B symptoms ... Diagnosis of B-Symptoms ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... #differential #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... annually in US Features ... Management #treatment #hematology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Chronic Chest Symptoms ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology