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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... cells can indicate disease ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #Lymphocytic #Leukemia
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Fatigue • Acute ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Lymphocytic Leukemia ... (CBC with Lymphocytes ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Vmphocytosis on routine CBC ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... #Lymphocytic #Leukemia ... #oncology #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... Leukemia): • Lymphocytes ... extramedullary disease ... Lymphocytic Leukemia ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... Infectious: • Acute ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment
The hematopoietic tree and the resulting leukemias and lymphomas 
The hematopoietic tree refers to the hierarchical
cells, which are crucial ... abnormal growth of lymphocytes ... on the rate of disease ... Acute leukemias ... Chronic leukemias
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Acute febrile ... with systemic disease ... - CBC may also ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #dermatology #oncology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... • Leukocyte-lymphocyte ... Photophobia • Lymphocytic ... antibody test) Treatment ... ART to slow HIV disease
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... 85% • < 50% in chronic ... to 12 weeks for acute ... count (mainly lymphocytes ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology