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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... on Smear • Chronic ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Classification #Approach ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Approach to Thrombocytosis ... for workup, including ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... • Infections: Chronic
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
, Chronic disease ... myeloma Rouleaux: Chronic ... Multiple myeloma, Chronic ... differential #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Artifact (redo CBC ... Polycythemia Vera • Chronic ... : • Acute or Chronic ... Iron deficiency anemia ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
T-cell - CD7, CD3 Chronic ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... bcr-able (+) ↑ WBC ... PV), Essential Thrombocytosis ... Blood #Disorders #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... rheumatic fever • Chronic ... hepatitis, herpes • Chronic ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Lymphocytosis on CBC ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... the presence of anemia ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology