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Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Reticulocytosis • Primary ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... #Normocytic #Anemia ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Primary Myelofibrosis ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Hematology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Algorithm - Systemic ... Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... renal failure/uremia ... • Lymphoma • Leukemia ... Myelodisplastic syndrome
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Pruritus - No Primary ... Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... renal failure/uremia ... • Lymphoma • Leukemia ... Myelodisplastic syndrome
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Demyelinating syndromes ... Abdominal pain (20%) Renal ... ) Blood (75%): Anemia ... erythematosus #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... of anemia or thrombocytopenia ... marrow failure with anemia ... #oncology #hematology ... #management
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... rendering the immune system ... with no early symptoms ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... #oncology #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... - infiltrates (anemia ... + distinctive primary ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... the context of primary ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... : • Chronic B-cell ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology