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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, weight loss, abdominal ... splenomegaly), night ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... Fevers • Drenching night ... #Diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... hepatosplenomegaly (Rare but might ... Differential Diagnosis ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #oncology #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
→ fevers, night ... sweats, weight ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... • Drenching night ... Diagnosis: • ... cells can indicate disease ... #workup #oncology
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
and Management ... demineralization) • Renal disease ... 48% (light chain ... plasma clonal cell ... #Management #oncology
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Unintentional weight ... • Vomiting • Weight ... risk factors: • Male ... Treatment: • Weight ... #diagnosis #management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Specific Signs: weight ... regurgitation or stenosis, weight ... coronary artery disease ... Electrocardiogram, Consider right ... #management #cardiology
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Renal Cell Carcinoma ... and Management ... Weight loss, fatigue ... , night sweats, ... Symptoms of metastatic
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
decade of life, Males ... fever, malaise, weight ... identified (autoimmune, meds ... steroids for severe disease ... #management #pulmonary
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
• Induce blast cell ... and effusions, weight ... : >3 symptoms, or ... #management #hematology ... #oncology