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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
smear or on bone ... Pruritis after hot ... • Peripheral smear ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Diagnosis: • ... • Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... microglobulin Treatment
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... DIC is a clinical ... and laboratory diagnosis ... non-specific red cell ... #Pathology #Smear
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... smear, HIV/HCV ... not required in all ... dysplasia on the smear
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
: • Clinical Suspicion ... Management: • D/c all ... Can consider re-challenge ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL ... • Peripheral smear ... immunophenotype Clinical ... uw_IMresidency #CLL ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... smear - RBC agglutination ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... sensitize red blood
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... smear • Bone marrow ... studies Treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
She was diagnosed ... and started on all-trans ... hospitalization and treatment ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
ABO incompatible blood ... organ damage Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... deficiency) • HIT ... #Coagulation #diagnosis