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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... for workup, including ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... • Infections: Chronic
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... diverse genotypes): SS ... bartonella (oroya fever ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary Cancer ... Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Headaches, bone pain, fever ... - infiltrates (anemia ... lymphoid organs When Cancer ... Lymphadenopathy • HSM • Fevers ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Dyspnea • Fever ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... #oncology #management
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential ... #oncology