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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Blood ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
promyelocytic leukemia (blood ... features in most cases ... APML #Pathology #Hematology ... #Clinical #Smear
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... smear, HIV/HCV ... dysplasia on the smear ... #hematology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... DIC is a clinical ... and laboratory diagnosis ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal Blood ... Smear • Drugs ... #Hematology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Smear 23M Somali ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... with a blood smear ... can be used for diagnosis ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... Out Secondary Causes ... smear • Bone marrow ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
activity is the diagnostic ... available for rapid diagnosis ... of Peripheral blood ... smear - Shows schistocytes ... #Workup #Hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
ABO incompatible blood ... organ damage Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
smear or on bone ... -> AML: Blast crises ... • Peripheral smear ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis