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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
neutropenic fever) Complications ... progress to MDS or acute ... leukemia • Associated ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... transformation to acute ... leukemia Management ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... Blasts APML (Acute ... Transformation: • Complication ... #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
microglobulin Treatment ... kinase (BTK) Complications ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... complications: ... workup #oncology #hematology
Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
Standard-Risk Acute ... Lymphoblastic Leukemia ... Cytarabine #ALL #Acute ... Lymphoblastic #Leukemia ... pediatrics #peds #management
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... implications : ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... Diagnosis #Table #Hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... • Most common leukemia ... thrombocytopenia Complications ... #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Cholecystitis - Diagnosis and Management Overview
Types - Acute Calculous, Acalculous, Xanthogranulomatous (chronic)
Complications 
 - Gangrenous (most
Diagnosis and Management ... Overview Types - Acute ... Xanthogranulomatous (chronic) Complications ... Syndrome Diagnosis Treatment ... #Treatment
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Post-partum • Acute ... catastrophes, Acute ... promyelocytic leukemia ... Summary #table #comparison ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... Infectious: • Acute ... effect following treatment ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology