| | (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.) |
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. clinical hematology made ridiculously simple
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
Stop memorizing pathways. Start memorizing patterns . Blood is simple. It carries oxygen, clots, fights germs, or cleans house. If you figure out which of those four jobs is failing, you’ve already won. (Hopefully not
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.
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