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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Diagnosis: • ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... #diagnosis #workup
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Acquired von Willebrand ... Syndrome - Diagnosis ... and Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Lymphoma • Leukemia ... Myeloproliferative disorders ... Disease • Sickle Cell ... Spherocytosis • Acquired
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Chronic inflammatory disorders ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... Chronic myeloid leukemia ... (CML) - Dr. ... #Causes #hematology
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Clinically ... underlying hematologic disorders ... • Diagnosis and ... #HES #Hematology ... #management #algorithm
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... transformation to acute leukemia ... Allogeneic stem cell ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #hematology #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
in adults • Disorder ... immunophenotype Clinical ... uw_IMresidency #CLL ... #hemeonc #diagnosis ... #management
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... gingivitis or gingival leukemic ... von Willebrand syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Helpful Clinical Features in Evaluating Bleeding Disorders
Age of onset
 • Neonate - in 20% of haemophilias,
Helpful Clinical ... relatives (if all ... Marfan syndrome, ... osteogenesis imperfecta ... peds #pediatrics #diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
lymphoproliferative disorder ... Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral Infection Clinical ... significance (MGUS), CLL ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology