Now go look at a smear and find a blast. (Hopefully not.) Disclaimer: This is for educational entertainment. If you actually have a fever and bruising, stop reading and go to the ER.
| | (RBCs, Plts, Neutrophils) | Lymphoid (B & T cells) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Acute | AML (Old people, bad prognosis) | ALL (Kids, good prognosis) | | Chronic | CML (Has the Philadelphia chromosome. Treat with Gleevec!) | CLL (Old people. Often do nothing but watch.) | clinical hematology made ridiculously simple
Let’s be honest: Hematology was the unit where medical school tried to break you. Between the megaloblastic vs. microcytic showdown, the clotting cascade that looks like a bowl of spaghetti, and the leukemias that all sound like bad rock bands (CLL, AML, CML, ALL)… it’s a lot. Now go look at a smear and find a blast
But here is the secret: It only does four things. If you learn those four things, you can figure out 90% of hematology without breaking a sweat. | | (RBCs, Plts, Neutrophils) | Lymphoid (B
