Diseases and Disorders
Disease profiles focused on laboratory findings and related testing.
Browse this Medical Laboratory Library collection for diseases and disorders reference articles that support laboratory lookup and Medical Laboratory Science education.
24 references in this catalogue
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Thrombocytopenia . Laboratory Reference
Mechanism branches and verification steps for low platelet count.
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Thrombocytosis . Laboratory Reference
Reactive vs clonal framing for elevated platelet count.
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Platelet Function Disorders . Reference
When to consider function testing despite normal platelet count.
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Iron Deficiency Anemia
Laboratory patterns of iron deficiency, microcytic hypochromic indices, iron studies, and smear clues. Use institutional reference intervals.
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Anemia of Chronic Inflammation . Laboratory Lookup
Iron-restricted pattern with preserved ferritin in inflammatory context.
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Megaloblastic Anemia . Laboratory Lookup
Macrocytic anemia with macro-ovalocytes and hypersegmented neutrophils among associations.
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Vitamin B12 Deficiency . Laboratory Lookup
Megaloblastic pattern with low B₁₂; MMA elevated among supporting markers.
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Folate Deficiency . Laboratory Lookup
Macrocytic pattern with low folate; MMA typically normal.
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Hemolytic Anemia . Laboratory Markers
Anemia with reticulocytosis and hemolysis chemistry pattern.
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Hereditary Spherocytosis . Laboratory Lookup
Spherocytes with hemolysis markers and negative DAT among associations.
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G6PD Deficiency . Laboratory Lookup
Episodic oxidative hemolysis with bite cells, enzyme assay timing critical.
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia . Laboratory Lookup
DAT-positive hemolysis with spherocytes among common findings.
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Aplastic Anemia . Laboratory Lookup
Pancytopenia with low reticulocytes, marrow hypocellular on biopsy.
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Anemia in Renal Disease . Laboratory Lookup
Normocytic hypoproliferative anemia in CKD with iron overlap assessment.
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia . Laboratory Summary
AML screening and confirmatory pattern lookup.
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia . Laboratory Summary
ALL screening and immunophenotype lookup.
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia . Laboratory Summary
CML screening and BCR-ABL1 confirmation lookup.
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia . Laboratory Summary
CLL screening and flow confirmation lookup.
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes . Laboratory Summary
MDS dysplastic cytopenia pattern lookup.
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Myeloproliferative Neoplasms . Laboratory Summary
MPN proliferative pattern and driver mutation lookup.
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Plasma Cell Disorders . Laboratory Summary
Paraprotein and marrow plasma cell workup lookup.
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VWD & Hemostasis Disorders . Lookup
Side-by-side laboratory differentiators for VWD, hemophilia A/B, and DIC pattern recognition.
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Autoantibodies
Reference on warm and cold red cell autoantibody patterns, panagglutination, DAT correlation, and the concept of adsorption to unmask a coexisting alloantibody.
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Alloantibodies
Reference on red cell alloantibody formation through pregnancy/transfusion exposure, clinically significant IgG patterns, Kidd-system evanescence, and phenotype/antigen matching concepts.
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