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Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... , CD3 Chronic ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... #hematology #Markers ... #Differential #
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Artifact (redo CBC ... • Rheumatic disorders ... • Celiac disease ... Iron deficiency anemia
Anemia - Underproduction Diagnostic Algorithm
 - Iron deficiency anemia
 - Anemia of chronic inflammation
 - Anemia
- Anemia of chronic ... of chronic kidney ... disease - Vitamin ... Probable bone marrow disorder ... #diagnosis #differential
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... RBCs on Smear • Chronic ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Disease • Marrow ... • RBC Membrane Disorder
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
, Chronic disease ... Unstable hemoglobin disorders ... myeloma Rouleaux: Chronic ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... decreased PLT count: CBC ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Differential #
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue - Differential ... Hematologic • Anemia ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Neurologic • ... • Somatization Disorder
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... : • Valvular disorders ... iron deficiency anemia ... - Chronic pulmonary ... coronary heart disease
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... • Autoimmune diseases ... #differential # ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC ... #hematology #pathophysiology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... leukemia in adults • Disorder ... Vmphocytosis on routine CBC ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... uw_IMresidency #CLL #Chronic