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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... malignancies • Anemia ... syndrome • Myelofibrosis ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology #secondary
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Causes Intravascular ... . lupus, CLL, lymphoma ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... , Hodgkin Lymphomas ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Metastatic cancer, Lymphoma ... #hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... (e.g. ... Hypothyroidism • Myelodysplasia ... #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of cases) Classification ... Lymphoma Workup ... number of sites of disease ... #lymphoma #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Causes of Anemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dysplastic • Myelodysplastic ... Syndromes Macrocytosis ... #Causes #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... blood count with differential ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
identical to the non-Hodgkin ... cells can indicate disease ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... basophilia, and thrombocytosis ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis