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Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Band neutrophils ... (Normal) Differential ... #differential # ... #WBC #CBC #hematology ... #pathophysiology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Hypersegmented Neutrophils ... #elevatedMCV #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
you perform age adjusted ... Patient age 88 = age adjusted ... Ddimer #dimer #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential ... diagnosis #age #adjusted
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... acute febrile neutrophilic ... initiation • Differential ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Scleromyxedema • NXG • Neutrophilic ... (-) hemolytic anemia ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
(hypogranular neutrophils ... • Aplastic Anemia ... Megaloblastic Anemia ... blood count with differential ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology