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Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... In the right photo ... anemia in which ... - uremic syndromes ... #Smear #Schistocytes
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
smear or on bone ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Peripheral smear ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Hematology #Oncology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Peripheral Smear ... : Acute blood loss ... , Acute hemolysis ... , deficiency anemia ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... smear • Bone marrow ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
• Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normal Blood Smear ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Macrocytosis, Target Cells ... #Causes #Hematology
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
Wright-stained peripheral blood ... smears the small ... in the right photo ... can be found in hemolytic ... , and leukemia.
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... Constitutional Syndromes ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... result from low blood ... #oncology #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... smear - RBC agglutination ... sensitize red blood ... cells (RBCs) at ... #anemia #hematology