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Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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Erythrocytosis - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypoxia-driven: Cardiac/pulmonary ... disease, Smoking ... #hematology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... #Erythrocytosis ... #Causes #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemias Overview ... Chronic leukemia ... extramedullary disease ... more aggressive form ... #Hematology #Oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Clinical features ... involved) • No leukemic ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #differential #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... cells can indicate disease ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... • Most common leukemia ... immunophenotype Clinical ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... #oncology #hematology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Secondary form associated ... Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... Diagnosis: • + Clinical ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
current treatment algorithm ... acute myeloid leukemia ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... importance of clinical ... #algorithm #hematology