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Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
APML, CLL Acute ... (Chronic Myeloid ... (myeloid)↑ • Mature ... Myeloid Leukemia ... #Hematology #Oncology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
the total white blood ... Disorders: • Chronic myeloid ... leukemia (CML) ... myeloid leukemia ... #hematology #basophils
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... AcuteMyloid ... Disorder - Abnormal morphology ... • Lymphoid (CLL ... #Disorders #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... Malignant tumors, Acute ... #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Diagnosis Secondary ... Thrombocytosis): • Acute ... MF) • Chronic myeloid ... leukemia (CML) ... #hematology #secondary
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... RBC) Morphology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Management Summary myelo ... transformation to acute ... leukemia Management ... Allogeneic stem cell ... #hematology #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
cells can indicate disease ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #oncology #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 ... #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
three myeloid hematopoiesis ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology