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D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
D-dimer Plasma ... D-dimer is a product ... #dimer #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential ... #diagnosis #age
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome in APML ... ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... initiation • Differential ... Differentiation #Syndrome #APML ... #hematology #oncology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... - Markers and Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute • Myloid (AML ... #Disorders #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
ABO incompatible blood ... • Elevated D-Dimer ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... • PTT: ↑ • D-Dimer ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
activity is the diagnostic ... products or D-dimer ... of Peripheral blood ... WBC count and differential ... #Workup #Hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
of peripheral blood ... cultures, including blood ... #Bandemia #differential ... #WBC #CBC #hematology ... #pathophysiology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
transformation to AML ... count with differential ... progression to AML ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology