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Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Acquired von Willebrand ... adsorption onto cancer ... cells (and subsequent ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #differential
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... of breath • Neurologic ... coma SIADH: • Hyponatremia ... #diagnosis #cancer
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
approximately how ... infiltration (e.g. cancer ... • "Hospital-acquired ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #differential
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Diagnostic Criteria - 2004 vs 2009

At least three of the following: 
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tissue biopsy - Low ... features (not required ... Hypofibrinogenemia - Hyponatremia ... Diagnosis #Criteria #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
from germinal center ... Blood Count - Low ... may be high or low ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Better call hematology ... levels: realllly low ... - Acquired: polycythemia ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
the secondary or acquired ... inflammatory disease How ... 10,000 ng/mL • Hyponatremia ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... very remarkable w/differential ... followed by long slow ... Start steroids if concern ... them, but urgent rheumatology