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Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Thalassemia • Lead ... of Chronic Disease ... of Chronic Disease ... #MCV #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
• Kikuchi Disease ... Esophagus) • Abdominal ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
RBCs on Smear • Chronic ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Disease • Marrow ... #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Cardio-pulmonary disease ... • Anemia • ... Chronic Infection ... Hyperreflexia • Lead ... • Hodgkin's lymphoma
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... -95% of cases) Classification ... number of sites of disease ... #hematology #oncology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... renal failure/uremia ... Differential: • Lymphoma ... #generalized #dermatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Metastatic cancer, Lymphoma ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... • Infections: Chronic
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... activity • ↓ LAP ... , weight loss, abdominal ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... cells can indicate disease ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology