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Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • 12-13 g/dL, ... ↑ Destruction (hemolysis ... Matthew Ho, MD ... #hematology #workup
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup ... HLH syndrome 5. ... Acquired Aplastic Anemia ... • Hypoplastic MDS ... #Hematology
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup ... HLH syndrome 5 ... Acquired Aplastic Anemia ... • Hypoplastic MDS ... #Hematology
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD ... #HES #Hematology ... eosinophils #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
for workup, including ... blood loss, Acute hemolysis ... , deficiency anemia ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
bone marrow + pancytopenia ... • Peripheral Pancytopenia ... Treatment: ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... a hematologic condition ... hemoglobin of less than 12 ... range11.5–14.5% has ... Satyendra Dhar MD
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
(MDS) What? ... formed or don’t work ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... Workup: • Complete ... #diagnosis #hematology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... lysis → severe hemolytic ... anemia, jaundice ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Fever #diagnosis #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

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