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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
incompetent • CLL ... CLL Epidemiology ... CLL Labs: 1. ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... Megakaryopoiesis • Aplastic Anemia ... ITP • SLE • CLL ... Non-lmmune: • HELLP Syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
) - HELLP syndrome ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... ) (e.g. lupus, CLL ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... #anemia
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Sepsis (→ 3 ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... lymphoid malignancy (CLL ... malignancies -> CLL ... younger pts) Differential ... significance (MGUS), CLL
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... count (anemia) ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Lymphoma (HCV) • CLL ... Evans • ITP • Cl-NH ... (-) hemolytic anemia ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
causes in Box E and call ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... • Induce blast cell ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... , APLA, PAC • Aseptic ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... La, anti-Jo-1, SCL