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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lymphoma - Reed-Sternberg ... Lymphoma #Diffuse ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hodgkin Lymphoma ... lymphomas (NHL) ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... Hodgkin Lymphoma ... Lymphoma Treatment ... #lymphoma #diagnosis ... classification #hematology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
the total white blood ... : • Chronic myeloid ... myeloid leukemia ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hematology #basophils
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
lymphoma SLL ... , Hodgkin’s lymphoma ... or acute leukemia ... Marginal zone lymphoma ... #oncology #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Diagnosis Algorithm ... → Refer to hematology ... : Acute blood loss ... Metastatic cancer, Lymphoma ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Myeloid Leukemia ... Small lymphocytic lymphoma ... of large cell lymphoma ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma ... cyclophosphamide) • Hodgkin ... lymphoma and leukemia ... #Rheumatology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Amyloidosis • Lymphoma ... Connective tissue disorders ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... : Lymphoma, Leukemia ... #diagnosis #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

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