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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
large, immature myeloblasts ... these blasts is a linear ... acute myelogenous leukemia
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemias Overview ... Lymphocytes - T or B lineage ... ALL is of B-cell lineage ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... #Hematology #Oncology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy ... Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... critically ill pregnant ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... diagnosis #table #comparison
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
cells within the myeloblast ... monoblast, & lymphoid lineages ... Leukemoid reaction ... Leukemoid Reaction ... D/D leukemia: increases
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy ... critically ill pregnant ... Fatty liver of pregnancy ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison
Physiologic Skin Changes in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Face
 • Melasma
Abdomen
 • Linea Nigra 
Hormone induced
Skin Changes in Pregnancy ... Melasma Abdomen • Linea ... SkinChanges #normal #Pregnancy ... #skin #dermatology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
promyelocytic leukemia ... Summary #table #comparison ... #diagnosis #hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
on the left Myeloblast ... Tissue damage • Leukemia ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... involved) • No leukemic ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #differential #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
hematopoiesis cell lineages—erythrocytic ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... syndromes with single-lineage ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology