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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
- infiltrates (anemia ... Phosphorus CLL ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
early symptoms • Lymphadenopathy ... Exam/Signs: • Lymphadenopathy ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
and Causes Increased ... red cell production ... Increased red cell ... #Causes #Workup ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
R
40 ml/min A - Anemia ... marrow plasma cell ... , B and T cell lymphoproliferative ... MGUS #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... skin that are caused ... Workup: • Complete ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma ... • Plasma cell neoplasms ... MM, the plasma cell ... #Solitary #Cell ... #Workup #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Presentation: • Lymphadenopathy ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
stimulates our body ... Too many cells in ... Better call hematology ... a good idea to call ... #workup #hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... myeloma • Plasma cell ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell ... anemia • Other
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
full infectious work-up ... syndrome): - Hematologic ... Treat underlying cause ... “big & sticky” cells ... ± tocilizumab; call