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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... Leukemia): • Lymphocytes ... • Peripheral smear ... Leukemia): • Lymphocytes ... are in the Lymph
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
large numbers and are ... Lymphocytosis on CBC ... • Peripheral smear ... Hypogammaglobulinemia • Warm ... leukemia #CLL
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Leukemia (CLL) ... • Most common leukemia ... • Peripheral smear ... , smudge cells are ... Vmphocytosis on routine CBC
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell ... Leukemia - Physical ... involving the arms ... revealed 25% plasma cells ... #Smear #NEJM
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
(T-PLL) not Acute ... Myeloid Leukemia ... 🔬Tumor cells are ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... Peripheral #Pathology #Microscopy
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
are present • ... common - T Cell ... ~10% - B-Cell ... Treated Like Acute Leukemias ... Classification #pathophysiology
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
crenated red blood cells ... not infected RBCs ... ) are "crenated" ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #malaria #microbiology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... Leukemia • Idiopathic ... abnormal under a microscope ... Peripheral blood smear
Pseudohyperkalemia vs Reverse Hyperkalemia

Pseudohyperkalemia and reverse pseudohyperkalemia are both conditions where potassium levels appear falsely elevated.

Pseudohyperkalemia:
This
pseudohyperkalemia are ... potassium levels are ... especially chronic lymphocytic ... associated with CLL ... (chronic lymphocytic