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Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood Smear ... Microangiopathic hemolytic ... : Sickle cell disease ... #Analysis #hematology ... #microscopy #interpretation
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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involvement Differential ... • Other hematologic ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
non-specific red cell ... polychromatophilic cells ... #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
identical to the non-Hodgkin ... • Peripheral smear ... PML leukemia, Hodgkin ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CLL Acute leukemias ... peripheral blood smear ... • Peripheral smear ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Biopsy • Non-Hodgkin's ... Reed-Sternberg Cells ... Biopsy • Hodgkin's ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Defects: Sickle cell ... Peripheral Blood Smear ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential ... Algorithm • Sickle cells ... Consider sickle cell ... #Anemia #Differential ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... spherocytosis, Hemolytic ... Schistocytes - Hemolytic ... key #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology