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Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Diseases: • GATA2 ... deficiency • Fanconi’s anemia ... • Leukemia • Lymphoma ... Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Artifact (redo CBC ... thrombocytosis • Polycythemia ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Causes #Hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
anemia (sometimes ... IgM associated lymphoma ... , Malignant lymphoma ... #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Marrow ... #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... e.g. lupus, CLL, lymphoma ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #anemia
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... uremic syndrome, Thrombotic ... Morphology #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... bcr-able (+) ↑ WBC ... bcr-able (-) - Polycythemia ... Blood #Disorders #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... decreased PLT count: CBC ... changes), high MCV anemia ... ITP, unexplained pancytopenia ... #Workup #hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
on the left Myeloblast ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... • Autoimmune diseases ... #differential # ... #WBC #CBC #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Weight loss • Anemia ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... number of sites of disease ... #diagnosis #classification ... #hematology #oncology