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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
Diagnosis: • Clinical ... D/c all heparin ... non-heparin A/C if clinical ... Can consider re-challenge ... #Treatment #Hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL ... • Peripheral smear ... immunophenotype Clinical ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
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
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 ... #management #hematology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
accumulation of blood ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... cause a dramatic clinical ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... Low or absent NK cell ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... necessary, secure it ... ❻ If systolic blood ... -10 ml clotted blood ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
for MH treatment ... Delegate mixing – it ... Plan admission to critical ... COMPLICATIONS AND OUTLINE TREATMENTS ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
increasing coronary blood ... little coronary blood ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment