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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - ... Diagnosis and Management ... #Syndrome #MDS ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndromes Macrocytosis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
malignancies • Anemia ... syndrome • Myelofibrosis ... Chronic myeloid leukemia ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology #secondary
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
cell count (anemia ... Cell Leukemia ... differential • ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Leukemia, Tumour ... Non-lmmune: • HELLP Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Diagnosis Algorithm ... → Refer to hematology ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... , Myelodysplastic ... syndrome, Increased ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Diagnosis Algorithm ... / Systemic == Blood ... syndrome Psychiatric ... #generalized #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm