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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blood smear or ... Chronic leukemia ... - infiltrates (anemia ... smear: Blasts ... #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Lymphocytosis on CBC ... cytometry • Peripheral ... smear: Smudge cells ... • Neutropenia, anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CLL) ... smear → small rnature-appearing ... immunophenotype Clinical ... Vmphocytosis on routine CBC
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... approximately 5-10% of peripheral ... Tissue damage • Leukemia ... likelihood of negative clinical ... #CBC #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Smear: • Dysplastic ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... Leukemia • Idiopathic ... blood smear
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
inclusions, improved clinically ... and spur cells, +rouleoux ... like illness, red cell ... lysis: fever, anemia ... #microti #clinical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Mononeuritis Multiplex • Peripheral ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... titers > 1:80 • CBC ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia