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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
vera (PV) • Myelodysplastic ... syndrome • Myelofibrosis ... MF) • Chronic myeloid ... leukemia (CML) ... #Causes #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic ... Syndrome (MD) - ... Summary myelo ... transformation to acute leukemia ... BrighamChiefs #Myelodysplastic
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myelodysplastic ... Myelodysplastic ... , or all three myeloid ... DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... #Syndromes #diagnosis
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
• Lymphoma • Leukemia ... syndrome Psychiatric ... #primary #secondary ... #generalized #dermatology ... #Algorithm #causes
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
• Lymphoma • Leukemia ... syndrome Psychiatric ... #secondary #systemic ... #generalized #dermatology ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Formation • Multiple Myeloma ... Dysplastic • Myelodysplastic ... Syndromes Macrocytosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
sweats, bleeding • Pruritis ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Intracellular Urate, Potassium ... bone marrow and secondary ... #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
Myelodysplastic ... 24 May 2018 Myelodysplastic ... evolution to acute myeloid ... leukemia (AML). ... #algorithm #hematology