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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse ... Pseudotumor - Infectious ... History of Bleeding, Infection ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Hematology #Oncology
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
deficiency) • Infection ... Sepsis • Non-infectious ... Myelofibrosis • Chronic ... Myeloid Leukemia ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
 •
Causes of Diffuse ... Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Inflammatory / Infectious ... • Neoplastic (Leukemia ... #Hematology #Oncology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Basophilia - Differential ... which are released during ... Disorders: • Chronic ... Diabetes/DKA Infections ... : • helminth infections
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Neutrophils - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Infection ... Myeloproliferative Disorder • Chronic ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... Thrombocytosis): • Acute infection ... myeloid leukemia ... #hematology #secondary
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... Malaise, bleeding, infections ... pain, bleeding, infections ... bruising, bleeding, infection ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Superior vena cava ... syndrome • Protein-losing ... Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious
Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 • Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
synchronous or appearing during ... Infectious manifestations ... myelodysplastic #syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology #clinical