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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
and Management ... = funny-shaped cells ... Allogeneic stem cell ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis ... and Management ... adsorption onto cancer ... cells (and subsequent ... #hematology #differential
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
and laboratory diagnosis ... non-specific red cell ... polychromatophilic cells ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... Pathology #Smear #Microscopy
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Abdominal pain Diagnosis ... • PMN > 250 cells ... stain/culture Management ... Peritonitis #SBP #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Epinephrine Cancer ... pancytopenia, blast cells ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
- Differential Diagnosis ... RBCs - Sickle Cells ... , Target Cells ... Inflammation • Cancer ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary Cancer ... Skin: - CLL cells ... smear: Smudge cells ... or basket cells ... workup #oncology #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... abnormal under the microscope ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Activation of CD8 T cells ... Phagocytosis of blood cells ... B-LNH), solid cancers ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
from mature B cells ... Reed-Sternberg cells ... B cells ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management