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Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Decreased WBCs ... Polychromatic Macrocytes, RBC ... Spherocytes, RBC ... #Causes #Hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Decreased RBC ... Infiltration Increased RBC ... Thalassemia • RBC ... Disorder • RBC ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Causes of Neutropenia ... with Pancytopenia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Toxins • Aplastic Anemia ... #Causes #Hematology
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Extrinsic RBC ... • Intrinsic RBC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Pancytopenia ... , WBC differential ... Lymphocytic Leukemia (CBC ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Causes of Anemia ... Neutrophils - Low RBC ... RBCs in Rouleaux ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... #Causes #Hematology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... /uL Initial Workup ... : CBC with diff, ... #hematology #workup
Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Features of hematologic ... hepatomegaly • Labs: anemia ... platelets, persistent WBC ... #hematology #WBC
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... HLH syndrome 5. ... Acquired Aplastic Anemia ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
decreased PLT count: CBC ... changes), high MCV anemia ... disease), HBsAg/anti-HBc ... ITP, unexplained pancytopenia ... #Workup #hematology