4 results
Indications for Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)
 • Suspected multiple myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, primary amyloidosis, or related
amyloidosis, or related disorder ... • New-onset anemia ... blood smear • ... • Unexplained pathologic ... SPEP #Hematology #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infection exposure (l MD ... plateletcount), peripheral ... blood smear, HIV ... changes), high MCV anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... Smear: • Dysplastic ... blood smear • ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
leukemia in adults • Disorder ... : • Peripheral ... smear → small rnature-appearing ... low-risk disease • Indications ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology