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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Age-appropriate cancer ... - No other workup ... Age-appropriate cancer ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
algorithm for the treatment ... body mass index; VTE ... #DOAC #VTE #Malignancy ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology ... #Oncology
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
for VTE in Malignancy ... thrombosis in cancer ... #DOAC #VTE #Malignancy ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology ... #Oncology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... blood loss, Acute hemolysis ... Metastatic cancer ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
• Kikuchi Disease ... , Breast) • Cancer ... Infection • Cancer ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... valve, vasculitis, malignant ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #Hemolytic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Congenital Diseases ... telomeropathy Cancer ... Antibody-mediated hemolysis ... consumption • Vitamin B12 ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Macrocytic RBC: Vitamin B12 ... Microangiopathic Hemolytic ... Cold autoimmune hemolytic ... , Malignant lymphoma ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
loss), Vitamin B12 ... Chronic kidney disease ... infiltration (e.g. cancer ... Microangiopathic hemolytic ... Production #Index #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
hematological malignancy ... nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management