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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... • Peripheral smear ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... mosquito bites CLL ... transformation of the CLL
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell ... peripheral-blood smear ... revealed 25% plasma cells ... PlasmaCell #Leukemia #Smear ... #NEJM
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
CLL Epidemiology ... cells can infiltrate ... • Peripheral smear ... : Smudge cells or ... basket cells can
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood Smear ... anemia Sickled red cells ... : Sickle cell disease ... Bite cells: G6PD ... Peripheral #Blood #Smear
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
Spur-Cell Anemia ... peripheral-blood smear ... Spur-cell anemia ... #NEJM #clinical ... peripheral #blood #smear
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Diagnosis and Management ... adsorption onto cancer cells ... disorders • Shear ... stress-induced ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL ... 🔬Tumor cells are ... size lymphoid cells ... Prolymphocytes #Smear
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
are a teardrop cell ... , 2 blister cells ... , a spur cell (acanthocyte ... ), and 2 burr cells ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis ... Stress ulcerations ... Critically ill patients ... Presentation • Management ... #pharmacology #management
Stress Dose Steroids - Medical and Surgery Indications
Minor Stress:
 • Inguinal hernia repair
 • Mid febrile
Stress Dose Steroids ... Indications Minor Stress ... Pancreatitis Critically ill ... Stress: • Sepsis ... Indications #Dosing #management