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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Rheumatic disorders ... • Celiac disease ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Thrombocytopenia ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Megakaryopoiesis • Aplastic ... Leukemia, Tumour ... ITP • SLE • CLL ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
• Lymphoma • Leukemia ... Myeloproliferative disorders ... • Sickle Cell ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
purple, hemorrhagic skin ... , coagulation disorders ... disorders CAUSES ... #hematology #rheumatology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... Consider stem cell ... to MDS or acute leukemia ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
dys- (abnormal) -plastic ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... transformation to acute leukemia ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Hepatomegaly • Skin ... cells can indicate disease ... aplasia • ITP ... microglobulin Treatment ... #oncology #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... -> AML: Blast crises ... -> Invade Skin: ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Algorithm Blood ... Deficiency • Aplastic ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology