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Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... lncreased WBCs - Polychromatic ... Hemolysis - Polychromatic ... Inflammation • Cancer ... #Differential #
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
Reticulocytosis/polychromasia ... breakdown • Anaemia ... Hemolysis #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #Algorithm #Differential
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
Infection-Related Cancers ... and neck, skin cancer ... MALToma, Gastric cancer ... #Associations #Cancers ... #oncology #differential
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... lead poisoning • Polychromasia ... decrease - PNH • Polychromasia ... #Differential #
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
metastases Treatment ... - Cytopenias (anemia ... dyspnea #algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #oncology ... #cancer #malignancy
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Loss (without anaemia ... ): GI cancers, Donations ... Disease (IBD, cancer ... Iron #Deficiency #differential
Five Year Cancer survival rates in the USA

Despite increasing global cancer deaths, cancer death rates across
Five Year Cancer ... deaths, cancer ... , and improved treatment ... detection and improved treatment ... #Epidemiology #Oncology
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
the Rash in a an oncology ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... #skin #Rash #oncology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cancer
Early Breast Cancer - Management Algorithm
 • Luminal A-like (ER+ and/or PR+, HER2- and low proliferation)
Early Breast Cancer ... Early #Breast #Cancer ... Management #Algorithm #treatment ... #oncology
Treatment of breast cancer: a simplified view
surgical therapy - 5-7 weeks
 - lumpectomy +
 - radiation
Treatment of breast ... cancer: a simplified ... BrighamChiefs #breast #cancer ... #treatment #management ... timeline #simplified #oncology