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Map of proliferative blood disorders. 

By Ariella Coler-Reilly @ariellastudies

#Algorithm #classification #proliferative #blood #disorders #leukemia #hematology #oncology
proliferative blood ... proliferative #blood ... disorders #leukemia #hematology ... #oncology #diagnosis ... #CML #CLL #AML
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
smear or on bone ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... • Peripheral smear ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Diagnosis: • ... • Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... , Sickle cell, ... Microscopy #Pathology #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Dyspmorphic ... #BloodSmear
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... smear, HIV/HCV ... #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... Peripheral Smear ... for workup, including ... : Acute blood loss ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... and laboratory diagnosis ... non-specific red cell ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
She was diagnosed ... and started on all-trans ... her peripheral blood ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Peripheral Smear ... Workup: • Complete ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Defects: Sickle cell ... - Peripheral Blood ... Smear ↑ abnormal ... #hematology