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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Spurious ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Rheumatic disorders ... effect following treatment
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... Smear concerning ... for workup, including ... Rebound effect from treatment ... #Algorithm #hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... Testing Algorithm ... evaluation or workup ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #diagnosis #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
• Peripheral smear ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... microglobulin Treatment ... #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
in adults • Disorder ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... • Peripheral smear ... #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hodgkin ... Treated Like Acute Leukemias ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... formed or don’t work ... Peripheral Smear ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pinpoint ... Vasculitis - Collagen disorders ... deficiency Work ... #Algorithm #Causes
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
- differential diagnosis ... pruritus • Hematologic ... • Malignancy (leukemia ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis