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Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... , Sudan Black, Auer ... • Lymphoid (CLL ... CD23, o CML ... #Disorders #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
• (Peripheral eosinophilia ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... Age: 50-60 • Auer ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphocytosis on CBC ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... leukemia #CLL ... workup #oncology #hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
of peripheral blood ... on the left Myeloblast ... Tissue damage • Leukemia ... #differential # ... #CBC #hematology
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
cells within the myeloblast ... (neutrophils, eosinophils ... cell (WBC) count ... disorders: > 100,000 ... part automated differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
lymphoid malignancy (CLL ... malignancies -> CLL ... younger pts) Differential ... significance (MGUS), CLL ... #hematology #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... cell count (anemia ... (CML) • Felty ... count with differential ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Autoimmune disorders ... Workup: • Full Blood ... platelets - WBC ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... #hematology #oncology