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Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
rapid onset of symptoms ... ALL Symptoms: ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
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Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal ... if this is is monoclonal ... Other causes of a monoclonal ... Gammopathies #MGUS #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
lymphoid malignancy (CLL ... ) - Monoclonal ... malignancies -> CLL ... significance (MGUS), CLL ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... fludarabine) 3) Monoclonal ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc ... #diagnosis #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... Differential Diagnosis ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... Diagnosis: • ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #diagnosis ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) - Summary Framework

Hematologic disorder characterized by the presence of either
Monoclonal Gammopathy ... constitutional symptoms ... to the plasma cell ... #Significance #hematology ... #diagnosis #oncology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Can Feature A Monoclonal ... Lymphoma (HCV) • CLL ... Amyloidosis and monoclonal ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Oncology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
• Induce blast cell ... opacities • Diagnosis ... : >3 symptoms, or ... #management #hematology ... #oncology