Oncohematology
Granular Blasts vs. Dysplastic Promyelocytes in MDS Morphology
IWGM-MDS criteria for differentiating granular blasts and dysplastic promyelocytes: evaluating the Golgi zone, chromatin, and granularity.
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Differential Diagnosis
Hematology
Differential Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency and B12 Anemia
A clinical case review: differentiating microcytic iron deficiency anemia and vitamin B12 deficiency based on MCV and ferritin levels.
Lab test interpretation
Elevated ALT, AST, and GGT: Differential Diagnosis
Clinical case review: isolated elevation of ALT, AST, and gamma-GT in a 36-year-old woman. Calculation of de Ritis ratio, search for causes, and examination plan.
Lab test interpretation
Elevated Amylase: Causes and Diagnostic Algorithm
Exploring non-pancreatic hyperamylasemia, the role of salivary gland involvement and macroamylasemia, and a clinical algorithm for patient evaluation.
Hematology
Thalassemia vs. Iron Deficiency Anemia: Differential Diagnosis
How to differentiate minor thalassemia from iron deficiency anemia: the role of ferritin, erythrocyte indices MCV and RDW, and hemoglobin electrophoresis in diagnosis.
Lab test interpretation
Hematuria Differential Diagnosis: An Algorithmic Approach
An algorithm for the differential diagnosis of hematuria in pediatrics and nephrology: identifying causes of erythrocyturia, glomerulonephritis, UTIs, and hereditary nephropathies.
Hematology
Monocyte Morphology and Differential Diagnosis in Blood Smears
Understand monocyte morphology: chromatin and cytoplasm assessment, differential diagnosis from reactive lymphocytes and blasts in blood smears.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Metastasis: Cytological Picture
A clinical case of solid tumor metastasis to the bone marrow in a patient suspected of acute hemoblastosis: myelogram analysis and cell morphology.
Hematology
Identifying Basophils in Peripheral Blood Smears
Learn to identify basophils in peripheral blood smears: characteristic granulation, nuclear shape, and differential diagnosis from other leukocytes.
Oncohematology
Blast Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
Clinical case review: differential diagnosis of binucleated blasts and large granular lymphocytes in a peripheral blood smear from a 68-year-old woman.
Lab test interpretation
Pleural Fluid Cytology in Pleurisy and COVID-19
Morphological examination of a pleural fluid smear from a patient with pleurisy and COVID-19: differential diagnosis of effusion cells by microscopy.
Oncohematology
AML with t(8;21) Differential Diagnosis: Cytology and Immunophenotyping
Criteria for differential diagnosis of AML with t(8;21), acute promyelocytic leukemia, and CMML: bone marrow cytology, immunophenotyping, and genetics.