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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Evaluation and ... Management of Sickle Cell ... Crises Clinical ... Manifestations #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
and Causes Increased ... red cell production ... Increased red cell ... #Causes #Workup ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
- infiltrates (anemia ... Phosphorus CLL ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... mosquito bites CLL ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
large numbers and are ... incompetent • CLL ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... evaluation of macrocytic ... RBC = red blood cell ... of vitamin B12 are ... #Workup #AAFP
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... • Mean age at Dx ... 70-75 years of age ... Workup: • Complete ... #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
the marrow Mean age ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... Allogeneic stem cell ... #oncology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... during medical evaluation ... or workup for specific ... /µL Workup • Screen ... are asthma, allergy
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... peripheral blood cell ... largely dependent on age ... These causes could ... Red cell distribution
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... #oncology #management