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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Physical Exam/Signs ... cells can infiltrate ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... criteria: Septic shock ... platelet <100k cells ... #Pneumonia #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... ALL can present ... activity • ↓ LAP ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... the body, but can ... Differential Diagnosis ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #oncology #diagnosis
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Can be induced ... perstans • A form of acquired ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #differential #diagnosis ... #dermatology #compared
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... -> 40 years • Can ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... severe community-acquired ... Malignancies • Chronic
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
- Differential Diagnosis ... Too many cells in ... Better call hematology ... - Acquired: polycythemia ... normal/high - Chronic
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis ... lymphocytes, plasma cells ... frequent in men Chronic ... #comparison #table ... #dermatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Lymphoma (HCV) • CLL ... angioedema • vWD • acquired ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Oncology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Diagnosis? ... chemotherapy as required ... #Plasmacytoma #Oncology ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology