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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... - Thalassemia, Liver ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... #differential #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Algorithm Normal Blood ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Macrocytosis, Target Cells ... Tests • Liver ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... In the right photo ... hemolytic- uremic syndromes ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... intestines, white blood ... cells #liver ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
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Liver Chemistries ... intestines, White blood ... cells Unconjugated ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... #differential #Hepatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... Pruritis after hot bath ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
removal from the blood ... e.g., uptake by cells ... glucose by the liver ... contribution of liver ... - Compartment syndrome
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... SLE • Mikulicz syndrome ... Pulmonary amyloidosis, PAH ... vasculitis: 10%-16% Liver ... renal tubular acidosis