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Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... CD23, o CML ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #hematology #Markers
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • RBC Membrane Disorder ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Diagnosis Secondary ... malignancies • Anemia ... Chronic inflammatory disorders ... myeloid leukemia (CML ... #hematology #secondary
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Small Bowel Disorder ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... changes), high MCV ... anemia (vegan, ... #Workup #hematology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... mass and NO prior signs ... ON THE X-RAY! ... Differential diagnosis ... #msk #rheumatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... • Symptoms of anemia ... anemia • Cold ... younger pts) Differential ... #hematology #diagnosis
FAT RBC Mnemonic for Causes of Macrocytic Anemia
(MCV > 100)

F - Folate (Fetus) and B12 Deficiency
of Macrocytic Anemia ... (MCV > 100) ... - Bone Marrow Disorders ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Hematology
General Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1) Check reticulocyte count to determine if hypo/hyper-proliferative
2) Exclude
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... haptoglobin) 3) Use MCV ... & clinical context ... diagnosis #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... #Rheumatology