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Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
agglutinin disease and Infection ... Mycoplasma Pneumonia or Infectious ... individual’s red blood ... Clinical #Path #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
agglutinin disease and Infection ... Mycoplasma Pneumonia or Infectious ... individual’s red blood ... Clinical #Path #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Pseudotumor - Infectious ... History of Bleeding, Infection ... Reed-Sternberg Cells ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
of Hematuria - Differential ... Algorithm Red blood ... cells on urine ... microscopy. ... glomerulonephritis • Post-Infectious
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
petechiae) • Frequent infections ... • Parvovirus infection ... abnormal under a microscope ... count with differential ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine • 1ml blood ... deposits - Post-infectious ... Hematuria: • Infection ... #renal #urine #blood
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
disease Red blood ... Glomerulonephritis White blood ... Urinary tract infections ... Urinary #Casts #Differential ... #Microscopy #Diagnosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... • Peripheral blood ... History • Bite cells ... Fevers, DAT (-) → Infection ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
defined as white blood ... in peripheral blood ... the margins of blood ... ., C difficile infection ... part automated differential
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... Malaise, bleeding, infections ... pain, bleeding, infections ... bruising, bleeding, infection ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology