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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Drugs - Primary ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... Infiltrative diseases - PSC ... #hepatology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Reticulocytosis • Primary ... Bleed • Hemolysis ... Microangiopathic Hemolytic ... #Causes #Hematology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Cirrhosis (PBC) ... - Summary PBC ... Pathophysiology ... Labs: • Alkaline ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

US, ultrasound; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; ALP,
Algorithm for the ... Biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... cholangiopancreatography; ALP, alkaline ... #Cholangitis #PBC ... #Hepatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
+Organomegaly+↑RBC ... /plt+, ↑thrombosis ... • Coombs (-) hemolytic ... anemia due to cold ... Differential #Diagnosis #Oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
• ↑ PBS: Granulocytic ... - infiltrates (anemia ... + distinctive primary ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
except for the primary ... • No CRAB - no anemia ... • CBC + diff • ... UPEP, Serum IFE, FLC ... #Plasmacytoma #Oncology