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Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... uremic syndrome ... e.g. lupus, CLL, lymphoma ... . primary cold agglutin ... #hematology #anemia
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Syndrome (CAS): ... - Monoclonal - Lymphoid ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... #disease #hemolytic ... #anemia #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
IgM associated lymphoma ... Malignant lymphoma ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy ... #atlas #nomenclature
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... blood loss, Acute hemolysis ... Metastatic cancer, Lymphoma ... • Infections: Chronic ... #Algorithm #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... cells can indicate disease ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Alpha & Mu) Skin ... • Coombs (-) hemolytic ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Oncology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... hepatitis • Lymphoma ... • Nodules • Lymphoid ... and autoimmune hemolytic ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... -95% of cases) Classification ... number of sites of disease ... #diagnosis #classification ... #hematology #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... Disease Classification ... Differential Diagnosis ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... #Rheumatology