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hematopoiesis - leukocyte maturation tree

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#hematopoiesis #leukocytes #maturation #tree #pathophysiology #Hematology
hematopoiesis - leukocyte ... hematopoiesis #leukocytes ... pathophysiology #Hematology ... Progenitor #Cells #WBC
Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
pathophysiology #pbc ... #psc #hepatology ... #comparison
Summary table of comparison of the difference between primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis
Summary table of comparison ... biliary cholangitis (PBC ... #differential #hepatology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
peripheral blood leukocytes ... Even with normal WBC ... relative to both WBC ... 21% had normal WBC ... #CBC #hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... Diagnosis #Table #Hematology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
• Placenta • Leukocytes ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Spherocytes • Treatment ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... RBC are produced ... destruction of RBC ... 150,000 per mcL, and leukocytes ... majority of the leukocytes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Artifact (redo CBC ... effect following treatment ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
blasts and high WBC ... • Lab values: WBC ... organ damage • Treatment ... Low calcium • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #hematology