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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 ... Cells, Normal WBCs ... #Macrocytosis #elevatedMCV ... #Causes #Hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... Deficiency • Aplastic ... of Chronic Disease ... #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... • Aplastic anemia ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ ... anemia Treatment ... #oncology #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
cells can indicate disease ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Pure red cell aplasia ... microglobulin Treatment ... #oncology #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
AnemiaAplastic ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... platelets - WBC ... number of sites of disease ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... #hematology #oncology