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Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Clinical features ... involved) • No leukemic ... • Other hematologic ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Age > 50 • Chronic ... Biopsy • Non-Hodgkin's ... Biopsy • Hodgkin's ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... cells can indicate disease ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Lymphoma - Clinical ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... number of sites of disease ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... immunophenotype Clinical ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... uw_IMresidency #CLL #Chronic ... #oncology #hematology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... dysfunction • PSC ... infarction • Lymphoma/Leukemia ... appendages • FMF ... #Causes #Differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... tears, Ischemia, Leukemia ... Recurrent and chronic
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... cyclophosphamide) • Hodgkin ... lymphoma and leukemia
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
or Hodgkin lymphoma ... Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... Serologic and EMG ... inhibition - Chronic
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Tissue damage • Leukemia ... • Autoimmune diseases ... appreciate the value ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology