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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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symptoms (same as ET ... : • As with ET ... • Treatment algorithms ... concentration in the normal ... #hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
and Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Acute ... Thrombocytosis (ET ... Blood #Disorders #hematology ... #Algorithm
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
are usually near-normal ... • Treatment algorithms ... patients with no CV ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hodgkin ... can have extra nodal ... Responsive to Treatment ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pinpoint ... blood test • Serology ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Erythema elevatum et ... diutinum Neurologic ... Cryoglobulinemic, Hypo/normo-complementemic ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... heme (bleeding), CV ... Better call hematology ... exogenous, EPO levels: normal ... #hematology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
mainly in the oral ... Diagnosis? ... + diff • CMP, Ca ... Bone marrow Treatment ... #Workup #Hematology