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Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Relative - Normal ... Positive - Low/Normal ... Chronic Chest Symptoms ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Better call hematology ... exogenous, EPO levels: normal ... can drive this disease ... As with many disease ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hepatic, Portal, ... disorders (eg. polycythemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiac/pulmonary disease ... ), TEMPI (VEGF normal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
- Differential Diagnosis ... Normal Mean Corpuscular ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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translocation • Types: Classification ... also arise in normal ... disease: B symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
- MSK Radiology ... tear (similar symptoms ... #Knee #patella ... #clinical #mri # ... #msk
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
and Differential Diagnosis ... bcr-able (-) - Polycythemia ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Blood #Disorders #hematology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Polycythemia Vera ... (PV) - Diagnosis ... concentration in the normal ... von Willebrand disease ... Summary #treatment #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential Diagnosis ... RBC Production - Normal ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology