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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CLL Acute leukemias ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... ALL Symptoms: ... CLL Symptoms: • ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... Diagnosis: • ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Leukemia (CLL) ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... uw_IMresidency #CLL ... #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Acute Rheumatic ... Sydenham's Chorea Lymphocytes ... to myosin and cardiac ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Treated Like Acute ... pathophysiology #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #NonHodgkin
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Recognition of giant cell ... Definition: acute ... thrombosis of short posterior ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
• Induce blast cell ... • Rare: DAH, acute ... : >3 symptoms, or ... #management #hematology ... #oncology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... at the time of diagnosis ... and progressive Acute ... neuropathy or cardiac ... nodules; anterior/posterior
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... ingestion • B symptoms ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... Hodgkins #lymphoma #diagnosis ... #oncology #management
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
clinical findings Acute ... cells) Stage 4: Cell ... nerve palsy • Posteriorly ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #otology