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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemias Overview ... mass • Rapidly rising ... -> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
) - Summary Overview ... lymphocytes, smudge cells ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... ) • Treatment Agents ... uw_IMresidency #CLL
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Guide Osmotic agents ... • Tap water enema ... Guide #Inpatient #medications ... #constipation #pharmacology ... #table #agents
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
- Overview Who ... and petechiae Causes ... - Antithyroid medications ... salts • Chemical Agents ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Immunosuppressive agents ... Chemotherapeutic agents ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Hematoxylin and eosin ... wall magenta Selected ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #staining #diagnosis ... fungus #comparison #table
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview ... accounts for 10% of all ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
e.g., uptake by cells ... the critically ill ... the offending agent ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... - HIV/HAART medications
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Injuries: Falls ... withdrawal • Medication ... Patients with all ... cardiovascular causes