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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... age • 75% of ALL ... B-cell lineage ALL ... Mature B-cell ALL ... involvement • T-cell ALL
Rib Fracture on POCUS

There is an interruption in the continuity of this bone (rib), indicated by
Rib Fracture on POCUS ... interruption in the continuity ... Rib #Fracture #POCUS
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
R-value: Serum (ALT ... /ULN ALT) / (Alk ... phos/ULN ALP) ... Liver Failure (ALF ... • AST/ALT > ALP
Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
Thiopurine Interim and continuing ... Cytarabine #ALL
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
bronchioles still in continuity ... Static #Dynamic #POCUS
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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bowel dilatation, wall ... you place every focus ... - Check all of the
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
kidney, brain ALT ... for the liver ALP ... Transaminase, ALP ... / ULN ALT) / (ALP ... / ULN ALP)
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
bronchioles still in continuity ... airbronchograms-comparison-ultrasound-clinical-dynamic-static-pocus
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
inhibits cell wall ... beta lactams – D-Ala-D-Ala ... Used for: all sorts
Heme Synthesis Pathway
Enzymes
1. ALA Synthase
2. ALA Dehydratase
3. Porphobilinogen deaminase
4. UP Ill Synthase
5. UP Ill Decarboxylase
6. Coproporphyrinogen
ALA Synthase 2. ... ALA Dehydratase ... UP Ill Synthase ... UP Ill Decarboxylase