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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... disease Tissue Damage ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Causes #Hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... processes • Tissue damage ... count on initial evaluation ... #differential # ... #WBC #CBC #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... changes), high MCV anemia ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... #Workup #hematology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation ... possibly tissue damage ... from ischemia WBC ... count and differential ... #Workup #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Mechanisms: • Direct Damage ... Clinical Presentation ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
General Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1) Check reticulocyte count to determine if hypo/hyper-proliferative
2) Exclude
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... ) 3) Use MCV & clinical ... guide further evaluation ... diagnosis #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... anemia • Cold ... Blood smear - RBC ... younger pts) Differential ... #hematology #diagnosis
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
wavelengths #causes #diagnosis ... #dermatology #skin ... non-melanoma skin cancer: clinical ... occupational disease evaluation ... Welsh MM, Karagas MR
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... vessels involved/damaged ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... systemic complaints- anemia
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology