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Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... . lupus, CLL, lymphoma ... . sickle cell disease ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... Malignant tumors, Acute ... #key #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... Unstable hemoglobin disorders ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Thrombocytosis): • Acute ... malignancies • Anemia ... iron deficiency, hemolysis ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology #secondary
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
anemia - Splenomegaly ... - APLS • Acute ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology # ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... younger pts) Differential ... #hemolytic #anemia ... #hematology #diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CLL Acute leukemias ... extramedullary disease ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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hypertension and/or drug treatment ... Megaloblastic anemia-rare ... including white blood ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
cells can indicate disease ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
caused by blood ... cell count (anemia ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology