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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
ALL Symptoms: ... extramedullary disease ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... Transformation: • Complication ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... with no early symptoms ... Diagnosis: • ... cells can indicate disease ... #Leukemia #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... thrombocytopenia Complications ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... #Chronic #Lymphocytic
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ... Summary GERD: Diagnosis ... throat clearing, chronic ... GERD - Complications ... #Gastroenterology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
severe clinical complications ... Malnutrition due to chronic ... disease/malabsorptive ... overload) Other Symptoms ... #Pathophysiology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Spore ingestion → colonic ... - produced by all ... CT A/P: Assess complications ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Giant Cell Arteritis (Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Cranial Arteritis): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 - Morning Stiffness (>1
- Anemia of Chronic ... Disease - Malaise ... CranialArteritis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Vasculitis
Bulimia Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms
Associated Psychological / Behavioural Features
 • Feelings of shame, guilt and embarrassment
erosion and gum disease ... from chronic exposure ... related to complications ... BulimiaNervosa #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Shock, Autoimmune disease ... marrow or stem cell ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... #management #neurology
Colon Ischemia - Diagnosis Algorithm
Mild disease - Typical symptoms of Cl with none of the associated
Colon Ischemia - Diagnosis ... - Typical symptoms ... examination and pan-colonic ... Colon #Ischemia #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology