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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... : Acute blood loss ... , Acute hemolysis ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... #hematology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
Significance (MGUS) - Differential ... Diagnosis Neurologic-Centered ... Ig deposition disease ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... , McLeod blood group ... #Red #BloodCell ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
the total white blood ... Disorders: • Chronic myeloid ... myeloid leukemia ... Colitis and Crohn’s Disease ... #hematology #basophils
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... younger pts) Differential ... Diagnosis Monoclonal ... significance (MGUS), CLL, Myeloma ... #hematology #diagnosis
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
Chronic kidney disease ... infiltration (e.g. cancer ... Index > 3: • Acute ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #differential
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
et diutinum Neurologic ... • Coombs (-) hemolytic ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
CML (Chronic Myeloid ... • Neutrophils (myeloid ... Myeloid Leukemia ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
•
MGUS • Multiple myeloma ... ovarian tumors, lung cancers ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

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