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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... ) Morphology Atlas ... Liver diseases, Bleeding ... #key #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Leukemia - History of Bleeding ... (Pancytopenia, WBC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
thrombopoietin deficiency ... Treat primary cause ... hydration • RBC ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... treatment #management #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... and petechiae Causes ... , CTLA4 deficiency ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... and delta are key ... : neuro, heme (bleeding ... Better call hematology ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
recipients w/ IgA deficiency ... Causes purpura & ... cause of transfusion ... coagulopathy & ↑bleeding ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
recipients w/ IgA deficiency ... Causes purpura & ... Hyperkalemia: Citrate in RBCs ... RBCs (stored at ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
unusual bruising or bleeding ... or folic acid deficiency ... treatments • Copper deficiency ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology