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Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
hemolytic anemia (e.g ... cells: Sickle cell ... Smear #Analysis #hematology ... #microscopy #interpretation ... #clinical #anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
incompetent • CLL ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Neutropenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia ... microglobulin Treatment ... workup #oncology #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL ... immunophenotype Clinical ... Symptoms of anemia or thrombocytopenia ... with anemia or thrombocytopenia ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Chemotherapy (e.g ... Liver disease, Etc ... valve induced, Etc ... differential #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... non-specific red cell ... count, D-dimer, egg ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... Pathology #Smear #Microscopy
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Diagnosis: • Clinical ... Management: • D/c all ... non-heparin A/C if clinical ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
platelet count (thrombocytopenia ... IDUS) • Immune Thrombocytopenia ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... abnormal under a microscope ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... leukopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... Diagnosis: • A clinical ... and lower jaw Treatment ... Tetracyclines etc ... diagnosis #management #Dermatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... vision changes, etc ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology