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A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytic leukemia (APL ... In addition to APL ... ) t(8;21), AML with ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... Rods #AuerRods #APL
Dacrolith Eyelid Expression 
Chronic canuliculitis typically presents with recurrent unilateral epiphora and a pouting punctum. Other
Dacrolith Eyelid ... concretion-like” sulphur granules ... These sulphur granules ... this patient, her ... #granule #Eyelid
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
overt cytoplasmic granules ... I see all of these ... promyelocytic #leukemia #APL ... #APML #Pathology
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
of crystallized granules ... myelogenous leukemia (AML ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... Rods #AuerRods #AML
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CML, AML, APML ... -> AML: Blast crises ... Lymphadenopathy AML ... cutaneous plaques) AML ... distinctive primary granules
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
would most support her ... septal motion, all
Blood Product Components, Contents, Volume and Shelf Life

Whole blood (autologous or directed donations) - RBC and
viable after 24 hr ... with about 25 mL ... plasma and 100 mL ... ; some WBC; 50 mL ... Plasma proteins, all
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
palpitations Her ... This rhythm is all
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Shock where ↑ HR ... Shock where ↑ HR ... Can be used in all
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Identify and stop all ... mildly elevated HR