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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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• Small Bowel Disorder ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... • Rule out B12 and ... Deficiency - Abnormal ... #Causes #Hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Secondary Cold ... Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral Infection Clinical ... younger pts) Differential ... #hematology #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
pylori test (GI symptoms ... function test, ANA ... anti-phospholipid antibodies ... changes), high MCV anemia ... Causes #Workup #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... titers > 1:80 • CBC ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Autoimmune disorders ... Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... ingestion • B symptoms ... number of sites of disease ... #hematology #oncology