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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
incompetent • CLL ... CLL Labs: 1. ... leukemia #CLL ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
• Induce blast cell ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
reservoir bag and APL ... causes in Box E and call ... #Differential # ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
alternatively a reflex to hypotension ... complex AND not hypotensive ... reservoir bag and APL ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
full infectious work-up ... days → add fungal work-up ... rash, hypoxia, hypotension ... ± tocilizumab; call ... renal failure, pulmonary
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
not resolving, call ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Frank nephritis (hypertension ... , APLA, PAC • Aseptic ... La, anti-Jo-1, SCL
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
reservoir bag and APL ... not resolving call ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management #Workup