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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Diagnosis Secondary ... malignancies • Anemia ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... myeloid leukemia ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Increased Requirement (e.g ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Macrocytosis, ... #Causes #Hematology
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
to Systemic Diseases ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Secondary #dermatology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
hypereosinophilic syndrome ... • Eosinophilic Leukemia ... Hyper-lgE (Job) syndrome ... ABPA), Gleich syndrome ... Infectious: Loeffler syndrome
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... • Lymphoma • Leukemia ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #dermatology #Differential
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes: Chronic ... Secondary to Inflammation ... HgbE, HgbC, etc. ... #Macrocytosis # ... #Causes #Hematology
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
• Lymphoma • Leukemia ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... #Pruritus #secondary ... #systemic #generalized ... #dermatology #Differential
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
cells can indicate disease ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... • Sezary syndrome ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... extramedullary disease ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Hematology #Oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology