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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Macrocytosis, ... Cells, Normal WBCs ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... (Pancytopenia, WBC ... Lymphocytes) - Monoclonal ... #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
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40 ml/min A - Anemia ... Look for gamma gap ... plasmacytoma, POEMs syndrome ... MGUS #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Macrocytosis # ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
+Organomegaly+↑RBC ... (-) hemolytic anemia ... Pseudohyponatremia • ↓anion gap ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... and petechiae Causes ... Pancytopenia: • ↓ RBC ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ ... #oncology #hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Causes of Monoclonal ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
activity • ↓ LAP ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
dilatation & 3) gas ... abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... overperfusion + decreased RBC ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... cirrhosis #diagnosis #hepatology