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Map of proliferative blood disorders. 

By Ariella Coler-Reilly @ariellastudies

#Algorithm #classification #proliferative #blood #disorders #leukemia #hematology #oncology
proliferative blood disorders ... proliferative #blood #disorders ... #leukemia #hematology ... #oncology #diagnosis ... #CML #CLL #AML
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... leukemia #CLL ... #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
MYH9-Related Disorder ... structure and cell ... non-muscle myosin heavy ... #Defects #comparison ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... hematemesis, melena, heavy ... or if a primary hematologic ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... formed or don’t work ... • Exposure to heavy ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
• Most common leukemia ... in adults • Disorder ... Transformation to large cell ... →several RCTs have ... #oncology #hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... more diffuse, can have ... Treated Like Acute Leukemias ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... involved) • No leukemic ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Consider sickle cell ... with or without platelet ... Consider RBC membrane disorder ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) - Summary Framework

Hematologic disorder characterized by the presence of either
disorder characterized ... marrow plasma cells ... immunoglobulin heavy-chain ... #Significance #hematology ... #diagnosis #oncology