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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... microglobulin Treatment ... workup #oncology #hematology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Heparin Induced ... Diagnosis: • Clinical ... Can consider re-challenge ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... Acrocyanosis (Cold-induced ... 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 ... unclassifiable: Reduced ... smear • Bone marrow ... studies Treatment ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
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 ... + Bleeding Treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
hypoperfusion - toxic-induced ... removal from the blood ... the critically ill ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... cells is much reduced ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... result from low blood ... Anemia #oncology #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... Workup: • Full Blood ... marrow biopsy - if blood ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
Treatment should ... plus albendazole induced ... years in almost all ... Wuchereria #bancrofti #clinical ... #photo #smear #
Morel-Lavallée Lesion - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Large, smoothly marginated, well-circumscribed mass along the medial myofascial
of the lesion shear ... of fat nodules, blood ... almost certain it ... with conservative treatment ... #mri #clinical