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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
- Differential ... ): • Acute infection ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... myeloid leukemia ... #hematology #secondary
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... • Infections: Chronic ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Myeloid Leukemia ... Myeloid Leukemia ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
• Hepatorenal syndromes ... nephropathy (multiple myeloma ... Constipation • Prostate Cancer ... #KidneyInjury # ... Nephrology #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
sinusoidal obstructive syndrome ... Capillary leak syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Oncology #Differential ... #Nephrology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Cancer affecting ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... • Sezary syndrome ... #oncology #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
dermatomyositis, Sjogren syndrome ... lymphoma • Evans' syndrome ... lymphoproliferative syndrome ... Shrinking lung syndrome ... #Rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
, or all three myeloid ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
Myelodysplastic syndromes ... Myelodysplastic syndromes ... clonal evolution to acute ... myeloid leukemia ... #algorithm #hematology