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Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... Blast cells - Blood ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... , Auer rod • Lymphoid ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... @AmyChung #Blood ... #Disorders #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Weight loss • Anemia ... Workup: • Full Blood ... marrow biopsy - if blood ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... • Nonmalignant hematologic ... : Acute blood loss ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Metastatic cancer, Lymphoma
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... disease, McLeod blood ... IgM associated lymphoma ... disease, Malignant lymphoma ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Defects: Sickle cell anemia ... - Peripheral Blood ... - AST ↑ - Urinalysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... proportion of the red blood ... Pancytopenia is a hematologic ... three peripheral blood ... majority of the leukocytes
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
the non-Hodgkin lymphoma ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Bandemia Overview ... of peripheral blood ... leukocytes. ... cultures, including blood ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
5) Symptoms of anemia ... to large cell lymphoma ... marrow failure with anemia ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc