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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... • Chronic Bleed ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
peripheral blood smear ... changes), high MCV anemia ... not required in all ... dysplasia on the smear ... #Workup #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... -> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Peripheral smear ... more aggressive form
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... Adult form: Less ... thigh bones -> chronic ... • Pernicious anemia ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
) PSC is a chronic ... and occurs at all ... Other approaches ... remain subject to clinical ... management #summary #Hepatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... Peripheral Smear ... involve one, two, or all ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Peripheral blood smear