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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
incompetent • CLL ... with no early symptoms ... microglobulin Treatment ... leukemia #CLL ... workup #oncology #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL ... Splenomegaly 5) Symptoms ... Constitutional symptoms ... uw_IMresidency #CLL ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Script Signs and symptoms ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... Consider stem cell ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #hematology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #treatment #medications ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... #hematology #warfarin
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Visual Symptoms/Loss or
Giant Cell Arteritis ... Guidelines • Visual Symptoms ... Without Visual Symptoms ... Vasculitis #Management #Treatment ... Guidelines #algorithm #rheumatology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
pattern of spread, B symptoms ... ~10% - B-Cell ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... • Induce blast cell ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... Renal Failure Treatment ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
HLH signs and symptoms ... Low or absent NK cell ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Epidemiology: -10% of all ... Constitutional symptoms ... constitutional symptoms ... • Treatment: ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... absence of visual symptoms ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms