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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
Acute promyelocytic ... leukemia (blood ... overt cytoplasmic granules ... #Auer #Rods #Acute ... promyelocytic #leukemia
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
abundant cytoplasmic granules ... diagnosed with acute ... decreased secondary granules ... also described in acute ... myeloid leukemia
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
APML, CLL Acute ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... (Acute Myeloid ... (Acute Promyelocytic ... distinctive primary granules
Presentation of malignant disease in children 
Pre-school (<5 years old) 
 - Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
years old) - Acute ... lymphoblastic leukaemia ... School-aged - Acute ... Adolescence - Acute ... Malignant #Childhood #Peds
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
of crystallized granules ... are typical for acute ... myelogenous leukemia ... (AML) that is most ... Rods #AuerRods #AML
Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
Standard-Risk Acute ... Lymphoblastic Leukemia ... Cytarabine #ALL ... oncology #pediatrics #peds ... #management
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
An acute, life-threatening condition that appears within 7 days of starting cytotoxic therapies in
Lysis Syndrome An acute ... grade lymphoma & Acute ... leukemia (both ... ALL and AML) and ... TLS #oncology #management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ... acquired/vasoactive meds ... presentation AL ... not initiate in acute ... Variceal Bleed Management