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Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Drug-associated, PCH ... , Evans Syndrome ... Laboratory Tests ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... , PSC, IgG4, HLH ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... , PSC, Cystic fibrosis ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... fluid overload, PCC ... Differentiation #Syndrome ... diagnosis #management #hematology ... #oncology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
capillary leak syndrome ... Organomegaly+↑RBC/plt ... WAIHA • CAD • PCH ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... Constitutional Syndromes ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ PLT ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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changes (POEMS syndrome ... autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... , PSC, Viral hepatitis ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
adults in the west ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... leukemia • Sezary syndrome ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
develop leukostasis syndrome ... count • ↓Hg & PLT ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Diagnostic Tests ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... Antisynthetase syndrome ... Other Diseases: • PBC ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology