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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Artifact (redo CBC ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... Iron deficiency anemia ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Rebound effect from treatment ... #Algorithm #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
weeks without infection ... Lymphocytosis on CBC ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
on the left Myeloblast ... Differential Diagnosis ... Tissue damage • Leukemia ... • Autoimmune diseases ... #CBC #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Vmphocytosis on routine CBC ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... Complications: 1) Infection ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... #oncology #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Workup History ... procedures - Infection ... decreased PLT count: CBC ... changes), high MCV anemia ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Idiopathic • Infections ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... Treatment: ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... - CBC may also ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... coagulopathy) • CBC ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... #management #treatment