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Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... lncreased WBCs - Polychromatic ... Hemolysis - Polychromatic ... Inflammation • Cancer
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Elite athletes • Chronic ... Loss (without anaemia ... Inflammatory Disease (IBD ... , cancer) #Iron
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Pain Relief Ladder is a stepwise approach to the management of
approach to the management ... of cancer pain. ... with acute or chronic ... Opioids #Analgesics #Treatment ... #Oncology #PalliativeCare
Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
Crohn's Disease - IBD ... medical therapy • Chronic ... #IBDAlgorithm #IBD ... gastroenterology #management ... #treatment
Early Breast Cancer - Management Algorithm
 • Luminal A-like (ER+ and/or PR+, HER2- and low proliferation)
Early Breast Cancer ... - Management Algorithm ... Early #Breast #Cancer ... #Management #Algorithm ... #treatment #oncology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Polycythemia Vera • Chronic ... : • Acute or Chronic ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... effect following treatment ... Iron deficiency anemia
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
: Gl lesions / cancer ... Inflammation: IBD ... , Chronic disease ... differential #diagnosis #anemia
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
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... Vasculitides, IBD ... • Infections: Chronic
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology