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Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
pre-hepatic; either hemolytic ... or non-hemolytic ... Jaundice #Algorithm #Differential ... #Workup #bilirubinemia
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
< 1800/uL, • platelet ... /uL Initial Workup ... acid, peripheral smear ... ↑ Destruction (hemolysis ... Algorithm #hematology #workup
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Count - Differential ... Peripheral Smear ... hematology for workup ... blood loss, Acute hemolysis ... #Differential #
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... with or without platelet ... #Anemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
Platelet count ... Peripheral blood smear ... and decreased platelet ... WBC count and differential ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... peripheral blood smear ... dysplasia on the smear ... #Disorders #Differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Peripheral Smear ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential ... Peripheral blood smear
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... - Low Hb and platelets ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate