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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... evaluation or workup ... /µL Workup • Screen ... for secondary causes ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... Diagnosis and Workup ... or if a primary hematologic ... disorder is suspected ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... • Metabolic disorders ... Myeloproliferative Disorder ... pancytopenia, blast cells ... #Hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... Myelodysplastic Disorder ... or λ), Smudge Cells ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #hematology #Markers
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Reed-Sternberg Cells ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
= funny-shaped cells ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
similarly to mast cells ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... Chickenpox Other Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hematology #basophils
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... (LP) tumour B cells ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... • Small Bowel Disorder ... Macrocytosis, Target Cells ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Algorithm • Sickle cells ... Consider RBC membrane disorder ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing