Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Platelet Count > 450 Reactive: • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency) • Infection/Sepsis • Non-infectious
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Reactive: • Anemia ... /blood loss (Fe ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #Platelets #hematology
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis: • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Supportive with treatment ... hepatomegaly and anemia ... Supportive with blood ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Acute • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... Acute • Myloid ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Disorders #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV) Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic" • Iron deficiency
kidney disease, Acute ... blood loss, Anemia ... morphologic #mcv #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis): • Acute infection • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... Thrombocytosis): • Acute ... malignancies • Anemia ... #hematology #secondary
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... Iron-deficiency anemia ... Malignant tumors, Acute ... key #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE AIHA • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes •
type ± C3d • Blood ... smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor The maturation factor is
the peripheral blood ... Index > 3: • Acute ... blood loss: Trauma ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #differential
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... Algorithm Mean ... in peripheral blood ... High in acute blood ... #Workup #Hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS FOR TESTING: • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... • Peripheral blood ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Differential # ... diagnosis #hematology
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