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Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Basophilia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... released during an allergic ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... #hematology #basophils
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Rheumatic disorders ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
- Differential ... malignancies • Anemia ... Chronic inflammatory disorders ... Chronic myeloid leukemia ... #hematology #secondary
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #hematology #Markers ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
eosinophilia, basophilia ... , and thrombocytosis ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... thalassemia, S Lepore • Basophilic ... Consider RBC membrane disorder ... #workup #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... : • DIC, TTP/HUS ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Cell population has ... on the left Myeloblast ... Tissue damage • Leukemia ... #differential # ... #WBC #CBC #hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Connective tissue disorders ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... : Lymphoma, Leukemia ... #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology