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Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
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and Localized Lymphadenopathy ... - Differential ... #LAD #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... Acute • Myloid (AML ... ALL) - PAS, TdT Lymphadenopathy ... #hematology #Markers ... #Differential #
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy ... Lymphoma #Diffuse #Lymphadenopathy ... #LAD #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy ... - Differential ... #LAD #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
activity • ↓ LAP ... Significant ↓ PLT ... count • ↓Hg & PLT ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... - Lab for decreased ... #Differential # ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... 60 (Ro60), SSB (La ... conditions - Sp-100, PML ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
initiation • Differential ... fluid overload, PCC ... Differentiation #Syndrome #APML ... diagnosis #management #hematology ... #oncology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... nucleotidase deficiency, lead ... Consider RBC membrane disorder ... Algorithm #workup #hematology ... #testing
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
lymphoproliferative disorder ... infection, autoimmune disorder ... Positive Coombs testing ... younger pts) Differential ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology